Jerez, Zacatecas

Jerez de García Salinas
Looking toward the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Solitude
Coat of arms
Jerez de García Salinas
Coordinates: 22°38′53″N 102°59′25″W / 22.64806°N 102.99028°W / 22.64806; -102.99028Coordinates: 22°38′53″N 102°59′25″W / 22.64806°N 102.99028°W / 22.64806; -102.99028
Country	Mexico
State	Zacatecas
Municipality	Jerez
Founded	1569
Government
• President	José Manuel Viramontes
Area
• Municipality	587.26 km2 (226.74 sq mi)
Elevation	2,000 m (6,000 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	57,610
• Demonym	Jerezano
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
Postal code	99300
Website	[1]

Jerez (Spanish  [xerés de garsi'a sali'nasl̩] ) is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. To distinguish the two, the town, is officially called Jerez de García Salinas to honor an 18th-century reformer. The town of Jerez is the local government of 128 other communities, a rural area noted for its production of fruit trees and dairy. The town was named a Pueblo Mágico to attract tourism, as it lies close the state capital of Zacatecas and offers handcrafts, traditional food and architecture.

The town of Jerez is fifty seven km from the state capital of Zacatecas, located in a deep valley surrounded by forests and fruit orchards. The architecture and layout are distinct from the state capital. The town is centered on a main square called Jardín Rafel Páez, which was the site of the old traditional market. It is surrounded by a wrought iron fence and in the center there is a Moorish style kiosk made of metal with a sandstone base. It is a popular place on Sundays for men playing dominoes and for bands playing a local music called tamborazo, a type of band music with a distinctive rhythm. On the south side of the square is the Portal Humboldt, which has two different types of arches, one in Romance style and the other in Arabic. To the north is the Portal Inguanzo, which dates from 1797. It is the exterior of what was a private home. Today the building houses a café-ice cream shop.