Santiago Tequixquiac Nthehe
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Santiago Tequixquiac
Coordinates: 19°17′33″N 99°39′25″W / 19.29250°N 99.65694°W / 19.29250; -99.65694
Country	Mexico
State	Mexico
Municipality	Tequixquiac
Founded	116
Elevation	2,019 m (6,624 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,697
• Demonym	Tequixquiense
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code	55650
Area code	591

Santiago Tequixquiac (Nthehe in Otomi language) is a small city and seat from Tequixquiac Municipality in the state of México in Mexico. With 25,697 people living here, there is a settlement with all urban services.

The name comes from Nahuatl and means "place of tequesquite waters".^[1] The municipal seat is the town of Santiago Tequixquiac, although both the town and municipality are commonly referred to as simply "Tequixquiac".

The firts settlement was founded in 116 after of Christ; this Nahua town was named altepetl of Tequixquiac. An Mexica subjet built on old temple with channels and stone houses from Otomi people.

It was an important town during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Founded in 1552 by the Tlaxcaltecan José de Tlatzintlali.

Santiago Tequixquiac has a low population density. It is also surrounded by mountains and rivers. This causes no problems with air pollution.

The town of Santiago Tequixquiac has a public and private educational offer.^[2]

Santiago Tequixquiac only has one private university.^[3]

• Santiago Apóstol parish in Tequixquiac is the Catholic church and parish house of the people of downtown Santiago Tequixquiac, in the Diocese of Cuautitlán in Mexico^[4] It is dedicated to Saint James Apostle and includes a sanctuary where the image of Lord of the Chapel is venerated. It is located in the center of town, near Plaza Cuautémoc, by Juárez Avenue. The colonial building in the municipality of Tequixquiac is a monument of great architectural importance, remaining intact to this day.^[5]

• Priest Palace of Tequixquiac at Juárez Avenue, in the Santiago Tequixquiac downtown. It is one of the largest palaces in the municipality.

Other famous buildings are: The Calsium horns and the Great Channel Gate.

• Bishop Fortino Hipólito Vera (1812-1889), philosopher and writer, bishop of Cuernavaca.
• Jorge Sánchez García (1943), leader, activist and politician, leader of Luz y Fuerza del Centro.
• Manuel Rodríguez Villegas (1982), architect, writer and novelist.

• Tequixquiac Municipality

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