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This photo was taken in the Ex-vecindad de Jobito.

"Zacatecas" is the Nahuatl-derived name for one of the indigenous peoples who inhabited the region before the arrival of the Spanish. The name ultimately derives from the Nahuatl word for a type of grass common in the region, zacatl. The region where this grass grew was originally called Zacatlan, and its inhabitants, Zacateca, pluralized in Mexican Spanish to Zacatecas.

On September 8, 1546, with the discovery of its mines, the present city of Zacatecas was founded. It was originally baptized "Minas de los Zacatecas" or "Mines of the Zacatecas". Its rich mineral wealth gave the Spanish Crown a great amount of income (the silver mines in Zacatecas and Potosi, Bolivia, were the Spanish crown's largest sources of income during colonialism), which gave the city of Zacatecas the title of "Ciudad de Nuestra Señora de los Zacatecas".
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~janellemckain Dec 8, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
Well there you are Hector! So nice to see you... what a beautiful place to be. Such wonderful architecture.. is your heritage in the Zacateca people?
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*HectorPineda Dec 9, 2008  Professional General Artist
My Mother was born there, it was my first time in these city, Zacatecas has a huge artistic production, many museums:

Rafael Coronel: [link]
Pedro Coronel: [link]
Francisco Goitia: [link]
Manuel Fuelguerez: [link]

etc, etc.
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~janellemckain Dec 9, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
Looks like a magical and inspiring place... thanks for the links.
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*0cQfe77a588aeM Oct 15, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Zacatecas? *looks around for Los Temararios*
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*HectorPineda Oct 15, 2008  Professional General Artist
do you mean "Los Temerarios"?
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*0cQfe77a588aeM Oct 15, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yeh!
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*HectorPineda Oct 15, 2008  Professional General Artist
ohhh yeah! this kind of groups are very popular in the north of my country.
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hellooooo.....:)
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*HectorPineda Oct 15, 2008  Professional General Artist
Hola (aló!!!!!) :)
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