Everything about Chihuahua totally explained
Chihuahua is a state in northern
Mexico with a mainland area of, slightly bigger than the
United Kingdom. It is surrounded by the
Mexican states of
Sonora,
Sinaloa,
Durango and
Coahuila and the
U.S. states of
Texas and
New Mexico. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico by area, and therefore has the nickname, "El Estado Grande."
Although Chihuahua is primarily identified with its namesake, the
Chihuahuan Desert, it has more forests than any other Mexican state. On the slope of the
Sierra Madre Occidental mountains (around the regions of Casas Grandes, Cuauhtémoc and Parral), there are vast prairies of short yellow grass, the source of the bulk of the state's agricultural production.
As of
2005, there were 3.2 million inhabitants of the state. The largest city is the U.S.-
border city of
Ciudad Juárez, which has 1,301,452 residents (2005 census). The capital,
Chihuahua, has 748,518 inhabitants.
The state also has a large service sector: tourism, banking and high-tech enterprises.
One of the most notable features of Chihuahua is the
Barranca del Cobre, or
Copper Canyon, a spectacular canyon system larger and deeper than the
Grand Canyon.
Chihuahua played a pivotal role in the
Mexican Revolution and was a battleground between revolutionary forces led by
Pancho Villa and federal forces.
Chihuahua is one of the Mexican states that holds a slight population plurality of people that are primarily of European ancestry (as is the case in much of northern Mexico), with around 49% of the state population being of European descent, commonly Spanish, Italian, German, French, Irish, Russian and Dutch. Around 45% of its population has mixed European and
Amerindian ancestry (Mestizo). The population of Amerindians in northern Mexico tends to be low compared to the southern part, and Chihuahua is no exception. While there are Amerindians in Chihuahua, they comprise only around 6% of the state's population, and they mostly live in isolated areas in the mountains.
History
Spanish exploration of the area began in 1531 with
Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán's expedition. He called the area
Nueva Galicia after his birthplace, although that name later came to be applied to a different area, namely what became the colonial
intendencia of
Guadalajara. Nueva Vizcaya originally included the area of Spanish settlement north of
Zacatecas. Eventually that included most of the area of the modern Mexican states of Chihuahua and
Durango, and at times parts of the states of
Sinaloa,
Sonora and
Coahuila.
The objections that led to the division of the internal provinces in 1785, increased with growing population and resources. In 1804, a royal decree ordered the redivision of the provinces into two districts. The new
comandante general of each district exercised the same authority as the existing commander.
War of independence
The war of independence started in 1812
.
Viceroy Venegas appointed brigadier
Alejo Garcia Conde, governor of
Sonora and
Sinaloa to the command of the Occidente region. Chihuahua's economy has a strong focus on export oriented manufacturing (for example
maquiladora /
INMEX). As of 2005, 329,939 people are employed in the manufacturing sector. There are a more than 406 companies operating under the federal INMEX or
Prosec program in Chihuahua. The average wage for an employee in Chihuahua is approximately 193 pesos per day.
Pictures
Image:S2020029.JPG|Metropolitan cathedral of Chihuahua city
Image:ChihuahuaZocalo.jpg|Plaza de Armas of Chihuahua city
Image:Miviajeachihuahua.JPG|Chihuahua during a snowfall
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