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Jocotepec (Spanish pronunciation: [xokoteˈpek]) is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 384.36 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 37,972.[1]

Jocotepec
Municipality and city
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Jocotepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°17′10.82472″N 103°25′49.404″W
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Municipal presidentJosé Miguel Gómez López, Citizens' Movement
Area
 • Total384.36 km2 (148.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total37,972
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Websitejocotepec.jalisco.gob.mx

History


Perhaps as early as 100 BC, nomadic bands of Indians passed through the Lake Chapala Valley. Some moved on, others settled on the shore. Jocotepec, once Xuxutepeque, a small fishing village at the western end of the Lake, became a permanent home for the Nahua Indians in 1361. They built a temple to their god, Iztlacateotl, and practiced human sacrifice. The village became a trading and ceremonial site for the surrounding mountain area.

"Xuxutepeque was the name given Jocotepec by its first Nahua settlers. (The last of the nomadic bands to settle in this area were the Purépecha.) It became a permanent home for the Nahuas in 1361. Xuxutepeque later became "Xilotepec", meaning "Hill of ear of Corn". Finally, with the arrival of the Spaniards, led by Jacob Tepec, the settlement's name became "Jocotepec" and was interpreted as meaning "Hill of Guavas". (Guavas are a small bitter-sweet tasting fruit.) The meaning of Jocotepec is thus derived: Xoco-tepe-K, meaning Xoco (fruit); Tepetl (hill); and K (place)."[2]

In 1520, Captain Alonzo de Avalos was given this area as an encomienda (land grant). Chief Xitomatl, who then governed the area between Chapala, Jalisco and Jocotepec, submitted his territory to Spanish rule without a battle. In 1529, Jocotepec was formally founded, according to a title of property issued by Hernán Cortés, a copy of which can be found today in Jocotepec records.

Franciscan fathers then proceeded with conversion of the natives. Old Indian temples were destroyed and Catholic church foundations laid in their ruins. At that time, Jocotepec acquired its two religious protectors - Nuestro Senor del Monte and Nuestro Senor del Guaje.

The municipality of Jocotepec has a large variety of trees and plants, mostly located inside garden walls. The main plaza is surrounded by greenery, making it very inviting.

Vegetation is composed mainly of jacaranda, galeana, hule, pine, roble, cazuarina, mesquite, guamuchil, chaparrale and encino. Fruit trees such as mango, avocado, lime, lemon and orange are also abundant.

In North Jocotepec, acacia, huizache and palo-bobos predominate, while in the south (lake) side, there are a few sauce trees and sabinos. A large farm grows raspberries for export. Fields of corn and chayote are very common in this area.

Products of Jocotepec are mainly wool carpets in typical weaves and many colors, and the traditional serapes of this village. Another important industry is the fabrication of tiles, ready-made or made to the client's design. Wood and forged iron furniture can also be made to order. A large sweater factory is expected to soon start exporting. Recently, painting and music have been given a boost by local organizations promoting cultural events.

Jocotepec has two religious protectors: Nuestro Senor del Monte and Nuestro Senor del Guaje. A Fiesta Patronal (a religious celebration of these protectors) is held early in January. It lasts two weeks, and honors the first patron, the Lord of the Mountain, with daily masses, dances, cockfights, bullfights, parades and fireworks. Another fiesta, later in the year, honors Nuestro Senor del Guaje, but on a smaller scale.

The town has several sport recreation centers, 2 banks, and 2 gas stations.


Government



Municipal presidents


Term Municipal president Political party Notes
1932[3]Julián IbarraPNR
1933José María AldretePNR
1933Vicente Urzúa GutiérrezPNR
1934Vicente Torres OlmedoPNR
1934Ramón CastilloPNR
1935Ignacio Aldana CuevasPNR
1936José Vergara OlmedoPNR
1937??PNR
1938??PRM
1939Alberto Balcázar ChavoyaPRM
1940Antonio Ramírez OchoaPRM
1941Irineo Álvarez BizarroPRM
1942Alberto Balcázar ChavoyaPRM
1943-1944Porfirio EncarnaciónPRM
1945-1946Cirilo Cuevas OrnelasPRM
1946Porfirio MenaPRI
1947José Olmedo ValenciaPRI
1948Francisco Jara RamírezPRI
1949Donaciano Olmedo NúñezPRI
1949-1952Vicente Torres OlmedoPRI
1953-1954Jesús Navarro ChacónPRI
1955Catarino Olmedo PérezPRI
01/01/1956-31/12/1958Andrés Vergara OlmedoPRI
01/01/1959-31/12/1961Mario González BarbaPRI
01/01/1962-1963Juan José CuevasPRI
1963-31/12/1964J. Jesús Rodríguez S.PRI
01/01/1965-31/12/1967Alberto García IbarraPRI
01/01/1968-31/12/1970Arnulfo Vergara RamírezPRI
01/01/1971-31/12/1973Jorge Ibarra GálvezPRI
01/01/1974-31/12/1976José Reyes PradoPRI
01/01/1977-31/12/1979Carlos Rodríguez MendozaPRI
01/01/1980-31/12/1982Salvador Huerta ChacónPRI
01/01/1983-31/12/1985María Guadalupe Urzúa FloresPRI
01/01/1986-31/12/1988Genaro Navarro HoyosPRI
01/01/1989-1992Miguel Ibarra RamírezPRI
1992-1995César Ramón López JaraPRI
1995-31/12/1997Lorenzo Camarena MartínezPAN
01/01/1998-31/12/2000José Olmedo AlonzoPAN
01/01/2001-31/12/2003Miguel Cuevas JaraPRI
01/01/2004-31/12/2006J. Jesús Palos VacaPVEM
01/01/2007-31/12/2009Felipe de Jesús Rangel VargasPAN
01/01/2010-30/09/2012Mario Guadalupe Chávez MoralesPAN
01/10/2012-30/09/2015John Francis O'Shea CuevasPRI
PVEM 		Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"
01/10/2015-30/09/2018[4]Héctor Manuel Haro PérezMC
15/10/2018-14/12/2020[5]José Miguel Gómez LópezPAN
PRD
MC 		Coalition "For Jocotepec to the Front". He applied for a temporary leave, because of ill health, Covid-19
15/12/2020-2021[6]Juan José Ramírez CamposPAN
PRD
MC 		Coalition "For Jocotepec to the Front". Acting municipal president
01/10/2021-30/09/2024[7]José Miguel Gómez LópezMC He was reelected on 06/06/2021

Notable people



References


  1. "Jocotepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  2. June Nay Summers, Villages in the Sun, pp. 63,64.
  3. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Jocotepec" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2015. Anexo V. Jocotepec" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2018. Anexo 4. Jocotepec" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. "Asume cargo como alcalde el síndico de Jocotepec. Por enfermedad, José Miguel Gómez López pidió licencia. Pie de foto: El presidente provisional, Juan José Ramírez, tomó protesta el pasado 15 de diciembre de 2020. Foto: Gobierno de Jocotepec" (in Spanish). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. "Anexo II. Planilla Ganadora. Jocotepec. MC" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.




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