Celaya
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Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico
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, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a population of 415,869. The city is located in the geographic center of the municipality, which has an areal extent of 553.18 km² (213.58 sq mi) and includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are San Miguel Octopan, Rincón de Tamayo
Rincón de Tamayo
Rincón de Tamayo is a community in the municipality of Celaya, Guanajuato in Mexico. It maintains a reelevancia with regard to other communities in the municipality of Celaya. Singer Joan Sebastian wrote a song about a girl named Rosa who lived in Rincón de Tamayo. The late Josefina Mancera...
and San Juan de la Vega
San Juan de la Vega
San Juan de la Vega is a town in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.Inhabited since at least the 16th Century, San Juan de la Vega is most noted for its unique exploding sledgehammer festival as a tribute to St. San Juan Bautista which takes place every February. The town has grown considerably in the...
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There are many smaller towns around Celaya including Rincón de Tamayo, Tarimoro
Tarimoro
This article is about the Municipality. For the City with the same name, see Tarimoro, GuanajuatoTarimoro is one of the 46 municipalities of the Mexican state of Guanajuato. The municipal seat is the city of Tarimoro....
, Salvatierra
Salvatierra, Guanajuato
Salvatierra is a Mexican city located in the valley of Huatzindeo in the lowlands of the state of Guanajuato. With an area of 507.70 square kilometres, Salvatierra accounts for 1.66% the total area of the state...
, La Moncada
La Moncada
La Moncada is a small town in the Tarimoro Municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico. The town has a population of 5,100 and sits on the road from Tarimoro City to Federal Highway 51 , it was founded in 1877 as La Moncada San José....
, Panales Jamaica
Panales Jamaica
Panales Jamaica is a small town in the Tarimoro Municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico. It lies between the cities of Celaya and Salvatierra. It is in El Bajío, a valley region of central Mexico. It has mainly an agricultural economy, but it is beginning to industrialize thanks to the highway that...
(Cañones), Panales Galera, La Calera, La Estancia, La Noria, La Acebuche, Cacalote, and Charco Largo.
General Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón
General Álvaro Obregón Salido was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928, shortly after winning election to another presidential term....
defeated Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
at Celaya in 1915 known as Battle of Celaya
Battle of Celaya
The Battle of Celaya, which occurred near Celaya, Guanajuato on 13 April 1915, was a battle of the Mexican Revolution.The Conventionist forces under Pancho Villa were badly defeated by forces under the command of Álvaro Obregón, who supported the presidency of Venustiano Carranza. Villa lost...
. Celaya was also the capital of the state of Guanajuato for a short period.
An explosion in a gunpowder and fireworks warehouse in September, 1999, killed over 60 people and injured over 300 people.
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Celaya is also famous for the artesanal production of cajeta
Cajeta
Cajeta is a Mexican confection of thickened syrup usually made of sweetened caramelised milk.According to chef Rick Bayless, the name for cajeta came from the Spanish phrase al punto de cajeta, which means a liquid thickened to the point at which a spoon drawn through the liquid reveals the bottom...
, a type of milk candy
The Celaya Airport has as of January 22, 2007 commercial flights to Santiago de Querétaro and there connections to other destinations. Celaya lies along the Pan-American Highway
Pan-American Highway
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which is known locally as Mexican Federal Highway 45
Mexican Federal Highway 45
Mexican Federal Highway 45 connects Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to Panales, Hidalgo.It is located in the north of Mexico connecting Portezuelo in Hidalgo to Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua...
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Ball of Water
The water tank has been an icon of the city from 1908 until today; it continues to supply water to portions of downtown. The tank was manufactured in Germany and assembled on site, and is unique in being assembled using rivets rather than welds. It is believed to be the only one of its kind with a spherical shape (it is rumored that there was another similar water ball in StuttgartStuttgart
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, Germany
Germany
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that was destroyed during the Second World War). Traditionally, locals tell visitors that it is filled with Cajeta, taking them to visit the "Bola del Agua" during Sundays, the traditional day for visiting the Indepencencia drive. A plaque at the base of the water tower contains the following legend:
During Mexican Revolution, Villa's officers thought the hydraulic tower had such a large amount of water that destroying it would drown the population of Celaya. One of Villa's generals ordered his artillery to destroy it. Captain Gustavo Duron, in charge of a 75mm battery, followed the orders but shot around the tower, avoiding it and protecting the monument, as mentioned by local historian Herminio Martínez.
The water tower has a base width of 10 meters and a height of 35 m above ground level, the single sphere has a diameter of 12 m with a capacity of "approximately 904.77 cubic meters." The work was carried out under the command of German Enrique Schondube. The construction of this work resulted in the neglect of the people who were handing out water at home from the mayor's so-called water carriers. For several years he was allowed to place commercial advertising on top to cover the costs of the tower, this was done until September 8, 1985 when, celebrating the "Anniversary of the Foundation of Celaya", the mayor's office decided that the Ball Water would be a symbol that would represent the city, and commercial advertising on it was banned.
People born in Celaya
- Francisco Eduardo TresguerrasFrancisco Eduardo TresguerrasFrancisco Eduardo Tresguerras was a prominent Mexican architect and a painter. He was active during the colonial period and early independence....
(b. October 13, 1759, d. August 3, 1833), Architect and painter. Designed the beautiful El Carmen church in Celaya. - Joshua Ilika BrennerJoshua Ilika BrennerJoshua Brenner Ilika is a Mexican swimmer, who began swimming at the age of three. He has participated in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:...
(b. September 14, 1976) Olympic swimmer - Raúl VelascoRaúl VelascoRaúl Velasco was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. For 30 years, he was the Mexican host/producer of the TV show Siempre en Domingo which is his hallmark contribution to the Latin American world and eventually to other parts of the world where Spanish entertainment programs are broadcast.Raúl...
(b. April 24, 1933, d. November 26, 2006) Entertainer and TV Producer. Was the host of the popular marathonic TV program Siempre en Domingo. - Octavio OcampoOctavio OcampoOctavio Ocampo was born on 28 February 1943 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He grew up in a family of designers, and studied art from early childhood. At art school, Ocampo constructed papier mache figures for floats, altars, and ornaments that were used during carnival parades and other festivals....
(b. February 28, 1943) Painter famous for his "metamorphosis" style. - Mauricio OchmannMauricio OchmannMauricio Ochmann Siordia is a Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film Message in a Bottle, the TV series That's life and Latino Green. He appeared as Fabián Duque in Telemundo's Dame Chocolate...
(b. November 16, 1977), Actor. - Ever GuzmánEver GuzmánEver Arsenio Guzmán Zavala is a Mexican football player who currently plays at forward for Mérida F.C...
(b. March 15, 1988), footballer. - Adela Patiño (b. February 11, 1965) also known as Adela Fernandez (La Gallera), Singer, Composer.
- Plácido RodriguezPlácido RodriguezPlácido Rodriguez is the current bishop of Lubbock. Rodriguez was born in Celaya, Mexico to Eutimio and Maria Conception. He was the 11th born out of 14 children; his family emigrated to Chicago in 1953, when he was twelve years old. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1968...
(b. October 11, 1940), Bishop of Lubbock, Texas - Eric del Castillo (b. July 22, 1930) is a well-known Mexican actor.
- Elisa Nájera (b. in Celaya, Guanjuato) Miss Mexico 2007 (4th Runner Up Miss Universe 2009)
Universities and Schools in Celaya
- Universidad de Itesba
- Universidad Latina de Mexico
- Universidad Lasallista Benavente
- Universidad de Celaya
- Instituto Tecnologico de Celaya
- Instituto Tecnologico de Roque
- Escuela Bilingue Guilford
- Colegio Mexico
- Instituto Andersen
- Colegio Marista
- Colegio Arturo Rosenblueth
- Instituto Kipling
- Westminster Royal College
- Tecnologico de Monterrey
- Instituto Sir Winston Churchill
- Instituto Bilingue Oxford
- Instituto Educativo Rosa G. de Carmona
- Centro Pedagogico de Celaya
- Instituto Británico de Celaya(BIC)
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See also
- The Battle of CelayaBattle of CelayaThe Battle of Celaya, which occurred near Celaya, Guanajuato on 13 April 1915, was a battle of the Mexican Revolution.The Conventionist forces under Pancho Villa were badly defeated by forces under the command of Álvaro Obregón, who supported the presidency of Venustiano Carranza. Villa lost...
in 1915 was a turning point in the Mexican RevolutionMexican RevolutionThe Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution... - Club Celaya a footbal club from the 1950s that was resurrected in 2003
- Atlético CelayaAtlético CelayaThe Club Atlético Celaya was a Mexican football club from Celaya, Guanajuato. The club was formed in 1994 when the two second-division clubs Atletico Cuernavaca and Escuadra Celeste de Celaya merged...
a former association football team - Estadio Miguel AlemánEstadio Miguel AlemanThe Estadio Miguel Alemán is a multi-use stadium in Celaya, Guanajuato. Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Celaya. The stadium holds 25,500 people and opened in 1954....
- Roman Catholic Diocese of CelayaRoman Catholic Diocese of CelayaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.-Ordinaries:*Victorino Alvarez Tena...
External links
- A casi 100 años de la Bola de Agua (Near the century of "Ball of Water"
- PODCelaya.com Business Virtual Directory
- Municipio de Celaya Official website
- Diócesis de Celaya
- Domingo Negro Explosion