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3 days ago · Photograph of Porfirio Díaz. In 1877, President Porfirio Díaz decided to initiate the construction of a modern rail network for Mexico. When Díaz took office in 1876, Mexico had a mere 663 kilometers (412 miles) of railway lines in service, but by the time he had resigned in 1911, the railroad network stretched 19,748 kilometers (12,103 miles).
12 hours ago · The Mesa del Norte begins near the U.S. border; covers great stretches of the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes; and ends near San Luis Potosí city. From there the Mesa Central stretches to a point just south of Mexico City.
2 days ago · A few years later in 1569 Franciscan missionaries led by Fray Agustín Rodríguez from the coast of Sinaloa and the state of Durango founded the first mission in the state in Valle de San Bartolomé (present-day Valle de Allende). Fray Agustín Rodríguez evangelized the native population until 1581.
4 days ago · The presence of Europeans in Mexico dates back to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, and during the colonial period, most European immigration was Spanish. However, in the 19th and 20th centuries, significant waves of European and European-derived populations from North and South America immigrated to Mexico.
3 days ago · Tridge summary. During the 2023-2024 cycle, Durango's cattle exports to the US surged by 25%, reaching 234,000 heads with expectations to surpass 240,000 units. This growth is fueled by favorable animal prices and drought conditions that limit grazing, leading producers to prioritize exports. However, exporting a higher percentage of calves and ...
2 days ago · Jalisco is one of the most economically and culturally important states in Mexico, owing to its natural resources as well as its long history and culture. [10] Many of the characteristic traits of Mexican culture are originally from Jalisco, such as mariachi , tequila , ranchera , birria , and jaripeo —hence the state's motto: Jalisco es ...
5 days ago · Durante el reconocimiento de la diversidad de insectos y otros invertebrados acuáticos del río Nazas en el Cañón de Fernández en Lerdo, Durango, México, en la época de lluvias (agosto y septiembre) del 2023 se realizó una campaña de muestreo multi hábitat. Se encontraron cinco larvas de Climacia chapini (Parfin y Guney) (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) asociadas a esponjas de agua dulce ...
