Yecapixtla
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Facade of the San Juan Bautista Church
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 Yecapixtla
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| Coordinates: 18°53′00″N 98°51′54″W / 18.88333°N 98.86500°WCoordinates: 18°53′00″N 98°51′54″W / 18.88333°N 98.86500°W | ||
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Morelos | |
| Founded | 1520s (Spanish settlement) | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal President | Irving Sánchez Zavala | |
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| • Municipality | 192.33 km2 (74.26 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (of seat) | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | |
| Population (2005) Municipality | ||
| • Municipality | 39,859 | |
| • Seat | 14,524 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| Postal code (of seat) | 62820 | |
| Area code(s) | 731 | |
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Yecapixtla (Nahuatl: Yecapixtlān [jekaˈpiʃt͡ɬaːn]) is a town and municipality located in the northeast of the state of Morelos in central Mexico. The town is home to one of the monastery complexes associated with the Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl World Heritage Site. Yecapixtla is famously known for its tasty, high-quality beef, cecina (cured dry meat).
The town’s historic center surrounds the church and former monastery complex of San Juan Bautista. Immediately surrounding it are the four neighborhoods established in 1550: San Pablo, La Concepción, Santa Mónica, and San Esteban. The town center around the monastery complex was divided by a number of arroyos, but most of these have since dried and/or have been filled in. A number of newer neighborhoods such as Mexquemeca, Tlachichilco, Los Reyes, Zahuatlán and La Cruz Verde were originally independent communities that were annexed as the town grew later in its history. The main facade of the monastery complex is to the west, with the back of it facing the main plaza and municipal palace of the town. The town clock is visible from the main plaza; the clock was placed on one of the monastery’s back towers by Father Evaristo Nava in the early 20th century. The main plaza is sometimes called the Plaza de Tributación, referring to its pre-Hispanic and early colonial period function as a place to collect tribute such as crops and handcrafted items from the area which is now eastern Morelos state. During the early colonial period, this plaza was part of the monastery complex and continued its tribute collecting function. (forteleza) While the San Juan Bautista Church dominates both the town of Yecapixtla as well as the surrounding municipality, there are a number of other churches such as San Sebastián Mártir, Santiago Apóstol, de la Virgen de Guadalupe, Santo Tomás Apóstol, San Agustín, Nuestro Padre Jesús, Santa Lucía, San Nicolás, San Miguel, Los Reyes, San Marcos, La Santa Cruz, San Pablo, Santa Mónica, La Inmaculada Concepción, Santa Cruz Ecatepec and San Francisco Calapa.
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