Zacualpan, State of Mexico
Zacualpan is a town and municipality in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 301.47 km².
Zacualpan | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Country |  |
| State | Mexico (state) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 301.47 km2 (116.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 13,800 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
The Spanish opened silver mines here around 1540.[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 13,800.[2]
References
- West,Robert. Early Silver Mining in New Spain, 1531-1555 (1997). Bakewell, Peter (ed.). Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas. Aldershot: Variorum, Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 61–64.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Zacualpan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
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