Centro Asturiano de México
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Centro Asturiano de México is a
Private organization founded in Mexico by immigrants from the Spanish province of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...

 in 1918.
Its headquarters are located in Polanco in downtown Mexico City. The Parque Asturias was opened in Coyoacán
Coyoacán
Coyoacán refers to one of the sixteen boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City as well as the former village which is now the borough’s “historic center.” The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means “place of coyotes,” when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore...

 to its members in the late 1950s and its Parque Campestre-Ecológico was built not far from the city of Cuautla, Morelos
Cuautla, Morelos
Cuautla , officially La heroica e histórica Cuautla de Morelos, or H. H. Cuautla de Morelos, is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos. In the 2005 census the city population was 145,482 and the municipality population was 160,285. The municipality covers 153.651 km²...

 in the late 1980s. It publishes a monthly magazine called the Gaceta and promotes Asturian culture and interests within the Mexican community.

Sample members

  • Daniel Ochoa Sordo
  • David Álvarez Bada
  • Diego Álvarez Bada
  • Fernando Álvarez Bada
  • Francisco Antonio Platas Parres
  • Juan Carlos García Manzano Gandara
  • Oscar Emiliano García Manzano Gandara
  • Rafael Vuelta Ibáñez
  • Rocío Llaca Garrido
  • Manuel Suarez y Suarez
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