Tultepec
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The Nuesta Señora de Loreto Church in the early 2010s
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| Coordinates: 19°41′06″N 99°07′41″W / 19.68500°N 99.12806°WCoordinates: 19°41′06″N 99°07′41″W / 19.68500°N 99.12806°W | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Mexico State | |
| Municipality | Tultepec | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal President | Ramón Sergio Luna Cortes (2006–2009) | |
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| • Land | 25.856 km2 (9.983 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,250 m (7,380 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 91,808 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
Tultepec is a city and municipality located in State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies directly north of Mexico City in the northeastern part of the State of Mexico, making it part of the Greater Mexico City urban area. The name comes from Náhuatl meaning 'hill of the 'tule'. The census of 2005 reported a population of 57,586 for the city and 110,145 for the municipality as a whole.
The area was first settled by the Chichimecas, followed by the Otomis in the seventh century. After the Spanish Conquest, Tultepec was given to the conquistador Alonso Ávila along with the current municipalities of Zumpango, , , Coyotepec, Teoloyucan and others, as part of the Encomienda de Cuautitlán. The modern town of Tultepec began to take shape around 1610 in the valley next to a small elevation called San Martín. Franciscans came to evangelize the new community, dedicating it to the Nativity of Holy Mary and constructing a temple in 1618. This temple, later a parish, was renovated between 1948 and 1955.
The town and municipality boast of a number of musicians and painters including Hernesto Urbán Rodíguez (1894), Ricardo Vázquez Pineda (1894), Victor Manuel Urbán Silva (1894), Andrés Urbán (1870) and Prudenciano García (1880), as well as modern composers such as Victor Urbán Velasco, Gerardo Urbán Velásco, Francisco Vázquez García, Francisco Romero Linares, and J. Isabel Vázquez Solano. Better-known painters include Miguel Hernández Urbán, Joaquín González Romero, Margarito González Solano, Gregorio González Solano, and Albino Luna Sánchez. It is the home of a folk dance group that has toured the United States and Europe.
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