La Manzanilla de La Paz
| La Manzanilla de La Paz | |
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| Municipality and city | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco |
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 La Manzanilla de La Paz
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| Coordinates: 19°55′N 102°01′W / 19.917°N 102.017°WCoordinates: 19°55′N 102°01′W / 19.917°N 102.017°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.35 km2 (49.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,013 m (6,604 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,623 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
La Manzanilla de La Paz is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 129.35 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3623.
According to tradition, the name comes from the abundance of hawthorn trees called manzanilla or apples, and "de la Paz" for being a peaceful people. Previously it was called San Miguel de las Flores.
Before the arrival of the Spanish, this region was inhabited by the Purépecha, within the Purépecha Empire. The conquest of the area was carried out in 1523 by, Alonso de Avalos who was sent by Hernán Cortés to conquer the West.
It was founded around the year 1882, when the inhabitants of the Guadalajarita, San Miguel de las Flores and El Rincon ranches agreed to form a congregation called La Manzanilla, being recognized as a precinct of the Tizapan el Alto municipality.
At the beginning of the century there was a cluster of brick and grass houses. With the surrounding ranches, it scarcely had 900 inhabitants. It belonged to the Canton of Sayula.
Its elevation to a municipality dates back to 1909, pursuant to Decree number 1307. Its first mayor was Irineo López. In La Manzanilla words of Purépecha origin remain, for example, while farmers in the rest of the state call the ears of corn that do not grow well "molonco" in La Manzanilla it is called "toquere". They call the ears of corn "toquera", the "chiquihuite" is known as "chihuite" and bag or backpack is called "quimil" or "chitara".
On January 1, 1969, by decree number 8452, the name was changed to la Manzanilla de la Paz.
La Manzanilla de la Paz is located southeast of Jalisco. Its coordinates are 19°55'00" to 20°04'30" north latitude and 102º01'15" to 103º11'50" west longitude, at an altitude of 2013 meters above sea level.
The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Tuxcueca, Tizapan el Alto and the state of Michoacán on the east by the state of Michoacán and the Mazamitla municipality; on the south by the municipalities of Mazamitla and Concepción de Buenos Aires; on the west by the municipality of Concepción de Buenos Aires.
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