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	Zacatecas, Zacatecas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zacatecas is a city in Mexico, the capital of the state of Zacatecas.
		The city is centered on the Plaza de Armas, a small open square bordered by the cathedral and the governor's palace.
		Zacatecas was founded in 1546 and was built over a rich vein of silver discovered by Juan de Tolosa in the same year.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Zacatecas_(city) (527 words)

	Zacatecas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zacatecas is the name of both a state of Mexico and that state's capital city.
		Because Zacatecas experiences mild precipitation, the lack of streams suitable for irrigation is a drawback to agriculture.
		Zacatecas was part of a larger region known as La Gran Chichimeca, which was never conquered by the Mexica (Aztecs).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zacatecas (954 words)

	Zacatecas - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Zacatecas (city), capital city of Zacatecas state, in central Mexico.
		Zacatecas is located on the Mexican Plateau 250 km (155 mi) northeast of the...
		Zacatecas is renowned for its silver mines and is a leading agricultural state, despite...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Zacatecas.html (64 words)

	History of Mexico - The State of Zacatecas
		The state of Zacatecas, located in the north-central portion of the Mexican Republic, is a land rich in cultural, religious, and historical significance.
		This period of prosperity led to a significant increase in the population of the city of Zacatecas from 15,000 in 1777 to 33,000 in 1803.
		In June 1914, the City of Zacatecas was the center of national attention when the city was taken by Pancho Villa and his Dorados in the famous battle known as La Toma de Zacatecas (The Taking of Zacatecas).
	www.houstonculture.org /mexico/zacatecas.html (2084 words)

	Zacatecas
		Zacatecas was settled and taken over by the Spaniards in the 1500's as the silver mined in the surrounding area was used to finance Spain's exploration campaigns - not only around Mexico, Central and South America, but around the world.
		Today's Zacatecas remains very close to the colonial village it once was.
		As the city has extended to a nearby valley, the streets and housing are changing to conform to modern standards.
	www.sanbachs.net /cgi-bin/mexico/mexico2.cgi/City=ZAC (156 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Zacatecas State --- 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Zacatecas territory extends to an area of 75,040 sq.
		The State and Capital name of Zacatecas originate from the Nahuatl language, which describes a "People were Grass is abundant", The word zacatl means "grass" and tecatl means "people".
		The Zacatecas government has taken all steps necessary to preserve it heritage by maintaining the original architecture for both the religious and civil buildings.
	www.tourbymexico.com /zaca/zaca.htm (454 words)

	Zacatecas Hotel and Resort Vacations
		Zacatecas City is the capital of the State of Zacatecas located 613 km from Mexico City, by the federal highways 57 and 45.
		Zacatecas owes its existence to the deadly and addicting mineral that lies scattered around in the hills at the edge of town -- silver.
		Zacatecas is full of admittedly stupendous churches, monasteries, and government buildings (it has some of the finest baroque architecture in Mexico, meaning some of the finest in the world).
	www.gotomexico.net /mexico/zacatecas.htm (1409 words)

	Our Mexico -- Zacatecas, the City of Silver
		Zacatecas, producing one-fifth of all of the colony's silver, became the third largest city in Mexico.
		Above all else, in appeal and literally, is the teleferico, a suspended cable-car trip between the twin peaks that bookend the historical center of the city.
		Perhaps they are in from the remote ranchos and come to the big city, to Zacatecas, to sell their handicrafts, and maybe a bit of their souls, to the fancy tourist shops in the Mercado Ortega next to the Cathedral downtown.
	www.ourmexico.com /story.php?storyID=25 (2153 words)

	MexicoFile.com
		The city of Zacatecas in northern Mexico is not only a veritable labyrinth of winding streets but also a fascinating labyrinth of artistic and cultural treasures.
		Zacatecas is a city to wander through, slowly savoring the glimpses and insights it offers into the past; it is a city to stroll around, admiring how centuries-old buildings have found new functions as charming, multifaceted gift stores, offices, hotels and small family-run restaurants.
		Zacatecas is a difficult city, it doesn't offer itself easily to anybody, neither to those from within nor without; it has to be won discovered and conquered just like a loved one.
	www.mexicofile.com /zacatecaslabyrinthofriches.htm (2760 words)

	Zacatecas, Mexico
		Zacatecas is one of Mexico’s colonial gems - some would say the finest in the country - yet few international tourists discover its charms.
		Zacatecas is one of the few cities in Mexico where it is possible to take a tour of a silver mine - El Eden is open to the public and features a train ride through the old mine works and even an underground discotheque.
		Unlike many colonial cities, it was not possible to design the city on a grid pattern because of its location in a narrow valley between two rocky hills.
	www.differentworld.com /mexico/places/zacatecas/zacatecas.htm (309 words)

	Alan Cogan - Zacatecas - an easy step into Mexico.
		"Zacatecas is the town everyone wants to go back to," a friend said to me when I mentioned that we were going there.
		Zacatecas was the first town we stayed in the first time we came to Mexico, back in those days when we were frankly apprehensive about coming here.
		So Zacatecas, some 400 miles south, came as a pleasant surprise and a relief....a charming, colonial city, and a fairly well-to-do university town with nice hotels, friendly, well-dressed people and some good attractions.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/acogan/aczacatecas.html (1907 words)

	Zacatecas - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The city is characterized by colonial buildings and narrow, winding, steep cobbled streets, frequently broken by stone steps.
		Zacatecas is a distribution center for the mining country as well as the commercial center for the region.
		Founded in 1548, the strategically located city was a key point in the Mexican wars and revolutions of the 19th and early 20th cent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-zacatcs.html (298 words)

	Zacatecas English
		The city of Zacatecas was found September the 8th 1546 by the Spanish conquerors: Juan de Tolosa, Diego de Ibarra, Cristobal de Oñate y Baltazar Temiño de Bañuelos.
		The name of the city come from the autochthons who lived in the region, called "zacatecos", witch is the association of the words in nahuatl "zacatl", that means hay and "tecatl" meaning people, and translated to the English zacatecos means "people who lives on the hay" since the region was full of herbage.
		The city is at a height of 2,492 m above the ocean and its weather is tempered and dry, with an average annual temperature of 16¾C (65¾F) Turism
	homepage.mac.com /didiermuguet/3Congreso/ZacatecasIng.html (395 words)

	zacatecas,la bufa,mines,cultural patrimony of Mexico,tours,trips,excursions,hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The city of Zacatecas is located in the central part of the Mexican Republic in the state with the same name.
		Zacatecas, named "Cultural Patrimony" by the UNESCO in 1994 is without undodoubty the best preserved colonial city, not only of Mexico but of the entire American continent.
		The old Colonial City is an attractive center of tourism that has the necessary infrastructure to offer first class services.
	www.andalemexico.com /dst_zacatecas.htm (470 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Zacatecas city (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The city, a rail and highway junction, is the center of a rich mining area known especially for silver.
		Zacatecas looks to become no. 1 stop on colonial cities circuit.
		Mexicana Airlines Discontinues Route Between Denver and the Cities Of Zacatecas and Leon.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Zacatecas+city (370 words)

	The City of Zacatecas, Mexico
		The city of Zacatecas is a rose-colored colonial jewel sandwiched between craggy mountains and outcroppings that since 1548, when the settlement was founded, have rendered silver from it's mining operations.
		The city is a maze of narrow and twisting streets that seem to slither up the hillsides and its situation and architecture make it one of Mexico's most beautiful colonial cities.
		Zacatecas is at an altitude of about 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) in Mexico's north-central plateau.
	www.surf-mexico.com /states/Zacatecas/zacatecas_city.html (816 words)

	Zacatecas, History and Overview
		Known as the city with a "face of stone and a heart of silver, " Zacatecas reigns over the windswept plateaus of the State of Zacatecas.
		Zacatecas is a city of enormous beauty and unabashed Mexican pride.
		Its historic center is a tight clustering of magnificent churches, abandoned convents, and sturdy colonial architecture.
	www.activefx.net /mexicoexplorer/zacatecas.htm (497 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Zacatecas City in Zacatecas State, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Zacatecas, an early mining town was founded in 1546 after the discovery of silver.This early colonial town became only second to
		Originally it carried the name "The Mines of The Zacatecas", as it was the mines which disgorged fabulous wealth which enriched the Spanish crown.
		In 1585 it was named "The City of Our Lady of Zacatecas" by the King Felipe II; and He also gave its coat of arms.
	www.tourbymexico.com /zaca/zaca/zaca.htm (388 words)

	Zacatecas Mexico
		Known as the city with a " face of stone and a heart of silver," Zacatecas reigns over the windswept plateaus of the State of Zacatecas.
		(By the early 18th century, Zacatecas was producing one-fifth of the world’s silver.) In the late 16th century, several religious orders (Dominicans, Jesuits, Agustins, Franciscans) began constructing churches with the help of local silver barons.
		It begins in the south, passing underneath the city's colonial era aqueduct and continues north past the Plaza de Armas before continuing out of town past the Ex-Convento de San Francisco and Rafael Coronel Museum.
	www.advantagemexico.com /zacatecas (1027 words)

	Mexico City and Zacatecas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		in Zacatecas is truly spectacular, built around the second oldest bull ring in the western hemisphere and a colonial aqueduct.
		Zacatecas can be chilly in the winter, so avoid the harshest months of December to February if you feel the cold.
		July and August are ideal times to visit these relatively dry cities - you can then take advantage of the locals' exodus from the capital to the coast and explore Mexico City with fewer crowds.
	www.differentworld.com /mexico/tours/tour5.htm (455 words)

	A Brief History of Zacatecas Museums from the Promotion of Mexican Culture
		Zacatecas is perhaps the most attractive cities of Mexico, according to the prestigious Artes de Mexico magazine.
		Also the capitol of the state of Zacatecas, the city is built 8,148 ft above sea level within a ravine along the slopes of Cerro de La Bufa.
		Returning to Zacatecas city, we visit The Centro Platero, The Silver Center, which was the largest mining hacienda in Zacatecas during the eighteenth century.
	www.pmexc.com /pmc/tours/expedit/xpzaca/xpzachis.htm (1171 words)

	Visite México
		Due to its pink limestone buildings, Zacatecas is one of the most beautiful cities in northern Mexico.
		As you explore the city?s peculiar urban layout along narrow streets, alleys and plazas, you?ll find countless religious, civic and cultural buildings.
		Zacatecas was one of the most important mining cities in the nation.
	www.visitmexico.com /wb/Visitmexico/Visi_Estado_Zacatecas (287 words)

	Zacatecas Mexico Travel and Tours to Zacatecas by Enjoy Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		As a result from the economical apogee of the miners, Zacatecas became 'populated' by some magnificent buildings, as the gloomy though harmonic Palacio de Gobierno, a boisterous deed from the 17th century, with cast iron railings and a central patio framed by half point arches.
		Streets filled with the history of Zacatecas, a City that was founded in 1546, after important veins of gold and silver were discovered.
		From all these places, the two most interesting ones are Altavista (230 kilometres at the Northwest of Zacatecas), a ceremonial and astronomical centre of the Chalchihutes Culture; and La Quemada (50 kilometres at the Southeast of Zacatecas), that should be the mythical Chicomostoc, from where the Aztecs departed to found the great Tenochtitlan.
	www.enjoymexico.net /zacatecas-mexico.php (586 words)

	Zacatecas Routes by Mark Dunn
		If you choose to drive directly through Zacatecas city, it is a six lane boulevard, with buses usually gumming up the far right lanes in either direction.
		Three new overpasses within the city have eased congestion, and if you don't mind traffic, and don't have a rig of excessive size it is an entertaining drive.
		As you approach Zacatecas city on Mex 49, which combines with 45, and west towards Zacatecas from the junction of 49 with the cuota highway from Aguascalientes, Mex 45D, you will see signs at an overpass intersection for the Libramiento/Durango/Centro SCT (highway department).
	www.rollinghomes.com /Mart011.htm (2984 words)

	Museum of Latin American Art
		Zacatecas, which in the indigenous nahuatl dialect means “place where grass is abundant”, is a state located in North-Central Mexico.
		The Zacatecan capital city, also named Zacatecas, was built in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode.
		Producing one-fifth of all of the colony's silver, Zacatecas became the third largest city in Mexico during the colonial era.
	www.molaa.com /exhibitions_dec03_to_mar04.htm (262 words)

	ZACATECAS MEXICO
		By the early 18th century, Zacatecas was producing one-fifth of all the world's silver.
		Zacatecas was recently named a United Nations "Heritage Site," one of only 378 world-wide sites to be so designated.
		There is non-stop international air service to Zacatecas via Mexicana Airlines from Los Angeles, in addition to domestic service from Mexico City and Tijuana.
	www.geocities.com /papagaia2/zacatecas.html (424 words)

	Visite México
		Many diverse events are celebrated annually in Zacatecas, all of which reflect the culture and devotion of the city?s residents.
		Las Lomas de Bracho, north of the city of Zacatecas, hosts the event, during which battles between the Moors and Christians are reenacted.
		Also of interest is the Zacatecas National Fair, which takes place during the second and third weeks of September at various points in the city.
	www.visitmexico.com /wb/Visitmexico/Visi_Zctcs_Fiestas (221 words)

	Zacatecas, state, Mexico
		Lying on the central plateau, Zacatecas is a state of semiarid plains and mountains.
		Zacatecas is known for its numerous examples of baroque architecture.
		Zacatecas, city, Mexico - Zacatecas, city (1990 pop.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0853221.html (334 words)

	THE HISTORY OF ZACATECAS
		The four primary tribes who inherited the area of present-day Zacatecas were the Zacatecos, Cazcanes, Guachichiles, and the Tepehoanes.
		Although Guzman was returned to Spain where he died in poverty and disgrace, his reign of terror had long-lasting repercussions in Zacatecas, which now became a part of the Spanish colony of Nueva Calicia.
		On May 11, 1835, the Zacatecas militia, under the command of Francisco Garcia, was defeated at the Battle of Guadalupe by the Federal forces of General Santa Anna.
	geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/7016/zacatecas/history_of_zacatecas.htm (1984 words)

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