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San Sebastián del Oeste

Coordinates: 20°45′40″N 104°51′08″W / 20.76114°N 104.852273°W / 20.76114; -104.852273
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San Sebastián del Oeste
Municipality and town
San Sebastián del Oeste is nestled in a narrow mountain valley
San Sebastián del Oeste is nestled in a narrow mountain valley
Coat of arms of San Sebastián del Oeste
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
El Real
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
San Sebastián del Oeste is located in Mexico
San Sebastián del Oeste
San Sebastián del Oeste
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°45′40″N 104°51′08″W / 20.76114°N 104.852273°W / 20.76114; -104.852273
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Government
 • Municipal presidentAurora Ponce Peña
MC
Area
 • Total1,117 km2 (431 sq mi)
 • Town0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,480 m (4,856 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total5,086
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Town
632
 • Town density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Other map showing the location of the Municipality of San Sebastián del Oeste in Jalisco state.

San Sebastián del Oeste (Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan del oˈeste] ⓘ) is a town and municipality, located on the western part of Jalisco state, Mexico, between 20°39’45’’ - 21°02’30’’ N and 104°35’00’’ - 104°51’00’’ W, at a height of 1,480 metres (4,856 ft).

Geography

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The municipality of San Sebastián del Oeste borders the state of Nayarit to the north; to the south, the municipality of Mascota; to the east, the municipalities of Guachinango and Mascota; and to the west, Puerto Vallarta.

The city and municipality are served by an airfield.

History

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San Sebastián was founded as a mining town in 1605, during the early Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain period. Gold, silver and lead were mined in the area. More than 25 mines and a number of foundries were established by 1785.

The town was formally established as a city in 1812.[2]

Population

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At the start of the 21st century, San Sebastián town had a population of less than 1,000 people.

It reached a peak population of around 20,000 people by 1900. The prosperity of the town declined after the revolution of 1910.

Features

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San Sebastián del Oeste is a designated Pueblo Mágico, one of the towns maintaining their historical character and promoted by the federal government as tourism destinations. It also receives tourists visiting nearby Puerto Vallarta on the coast to the west. Recent road improvements reduced transit time from Puerto Vallarta to under 2 hours.

  • The Church of Saint Sebastian, whose original construction was in 1608, was designed in the Colonial Spanish Baroque style. It has notable architectural details, including Corinthian columns and ceiling vault frescos.
  • Many structures in the city and municipality were built of cut stone and/or adobe in the 19th and earlier centuries, and remain unchanged. Some old haciendas in the municipality have been purchased and restored in recent decades.
  • The city is on the Tentative List
Fiestas

The town is known for its fiestas for religious holidays:

  • January 20 — a fiesta in honor of Saint Sebastian.
  • August 15 — a fiesta dedicated to the Virgin of the Asunción.
  • October 7 — a fiesta for the Virgin of the Rosary.
  • December 12 — the Virgin of Guadalupe is venerated at the small town of Los Reyes, near San Sebastian del Oeste city in the municipality. The Fiesta of Guadalupe occurs throughout Mexico on this date.

Government

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Its form of government is democratic and depends on the state and federal government; elections are held every three years, when the municipal president and her/his council are elected. The municipal president is Aurora Ponce Peña, from the Citizens' Movement party, who was elected in the elections on 6 June 2021.

Municipal presidents

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Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Ignacio Aguirre[3] 1867
Francisco Landeros 1868–1869
Pablo Encarnación 1872
Herculano Robles 1873
Manuel Gil 1873
Pablo Encarnación 1874
Alberto Peña 1876–1877
Pablo Encarnación 1879–1880
Concepción Encarnación 1882
Manuel Gil 1883
Alberto Peña 1884
Calixto Sánchez 1885
Francisco Sánchez 1886
Concepción Encarnación 1887
Calixto Sánchez 1888
B. Bernal 1889
Francisco Sánchez 1890
Ricardo Ramos 1891–1892
Calixto Sánchez 1892
Francisco Sánchez 1893
Calixto Sánchez 1894
Aureliano Sánchez 1895
J. Francisco López 1896
Calixto Sánchez 1897
Alberto García 1898
Francisco López 1899
Manuel Gil 1900
Calixto Sánchez 1901
Isidro Robles 1902
Calixto Sánchez 1903–1904
Aureliano Sánchez 1905
Abraham González 1906
Aureliano Sánchez 1909
Calixto Sánchez 1908
Aureliano Sánchez 1909
José Robles 1910
Samuel Sánchez 1911
Efrén Aguirre 1912–1913
Agustín Encarnación 1914
Alfonso Ducreux 1915–1916
Antonio Siordia 1917
Isidro Robles 1918
Federico Bermúdez 1919
Ramón Villanueva 1920
Samuel Sánchez 1920
Antonio Peña 1920
Ramón VIllanueva 1920
Agustín Encarnación 1921
Amado Sánchez 1921
Samuel Sánchez N. 1922
Pedro Trujillo 1922
José Robles 1923
Ramón Villanueva 1923
Agustín Encarnación 1923
Ignacio Zaragoza 1923–1924
Pedro Trujillo 1924
Ignacio Zaragoza 1925
J. Guadalupe Arredondo 1926
Agustín Encarnación 1926
Antonio Esparza 1926
Antonio Siordia 1926
Samuel Sánchez N. 1927
Adrián Sánchez N. 1927
Feliciano Guerrero 1928
Alfonso Ducreux 1929 PNR
Pastor Siordia Morales 1930 PNR
Adolfo Ducreux 1930 PNR
Miguel Bernal Siordia 1931 PNR
Ruperto Guerrero 1932 PNR
Adrián Sánchez Noriega 1933 PNR
Heliodoro Aguirre García 1934 PNR
José Luis Bermúdez E. 1935 PNR
Manuel Gil E. 1936 PNR
Juan Manuel Bernal 1936 PNR
Juan Quintero 1937 PNR
José María Trujillo 1938–1939 PRM
Julián Dueñas Lepe 1940 PRM
José Medina Vázquez 1941 PRM
José María Trujillo B. 1942 PRM
Julián Dueñas Lepe 1943–1944 PRM
Heliodoro Aguirre García 1945–1946 PRM
Feliciano Guerrero López 1947–1948 PRI
Heliodoro Aguirre García 1949–1952 PRI
Leopoldo López Orendáin 1953 PRI
Gonzalo Montes Villalvazo 1954 PRI
Feliciano Guerrero López 1954 PRI
Guillermo Gómez García 1954–1955 PRI
Francisco Vázquez V. 1955 PRI
Guillermo Gómez García 1955 PRI
Juventino Bernal L. 1956 PRI
Luis González Siordia 1957 PRI
Francisco Sánchez Islas 1958 PRI
Alfredo Sánchez Sandoval 1959–1961 PRI
José María Trujillo Bernal 1962–1964 PRI
Arnulfo Ponce Peña 1965–1967 PRI
Ma. del Consuelo Trujillo González 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 PRI
Gabriel Arredondo López 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 PRI
Francisco Aguirre Gómez 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 PRI
José Manuel López Bernal 01-01-1977–31-12–1979 PRI
J. Jesús Hernández Pulido 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 PRI
Bertha Aguirre Sánchez[4] 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 PRI
Heliodoro Gil Gil 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 PRI
Jesús Martínez Ibarra[5] 1989–1992 PRI
Fernando Cervantes Gómez[6] 1992–1995 PRI
Ignacio Gudiño Salazar[7] 1995–1997 PRI
Juan Yáñez Morales[8] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 PRI
Vicente Aguirre Rosas[9][10] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PRI
Miguel Cibrián Bernal[11] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PRI
Efrén Álvarez López[12] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PRD
PT
Convergence 		"Coalition for the Good of All"
Juan Yáñez Morales[13] 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 PRI
Panal 		Coalition "Alliance for Jalisco"
Yesenia Pulido Ávalos[14] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PRI
PVEM 		Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"
Jesús Damián Vázquez Barajas[15] 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 MC
Luis Alberto Arredondo López[16] 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 PVEM
María Aurora Ponce Peña 01-10-2021– MC

Images

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  • School building and schoolyard.
    School building and schoolyard.
  • Michelada bar in the center of town.
    Michelada bar in the center of town.
  • The Baroque bell tower of the Church of San Sebastián.
    The Baroque bell tower of the Church of San Sebastián.
  • Baroque interior of the Church of San Sebastián.
    Baroque interior of the Church of San Sebastián.
  • Ruins of a gold and silver reduction foundry for the local mines.
    Ruins of a gold and silver reduction foundry for the local mines.
  • Hacienda Jalisco, in the municipality.
    Hacienda Jalisco, in the municipality.
  • Hacienda Jalisco, a grinding stone and hornos (ovens).
    Hacienda Jalisco, a grinding stone and hornos (ovens).
  • El Progreso Bridge, viewed from the south.
    El Progreso Bridge, viewed from the south.

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Dávalos, Guzmán; Rodríguez, Olivia (2002). Contribución al conocimiento de la micobiota de la región de San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana.
  3. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. San Sebastián del Oeste" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 661 votos. Partido Socialista Unificado de México (PSUM) 494 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 2282 votos. PAN: 28 votos. Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ): 15 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 1397 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN): 208 votos. PAN: 10 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 1358 votos. PAN: 352 votos. PRD: 92 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 1427 votos. PRD: 482 votos. PAN: 400 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 1159 votos. PRD: 974 votos. PAN: 238 votos. PT: 174 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Relación de munícipes y regidores. San Sebastián del Oeste" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI: 1186 votos. PRD: 955 votos. PAN: 112 votos. PT: 24 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRD-PT-Convergencia: 1301 votos. PRI: 991 votos. PAN: 170 votos. PVEM: 146 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Regidores de mayoría relativa, y de representación proporcional. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI-Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 1392 votos. PRD: 1085 votos. PAN: 458 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. San Sebastián del Oeste. PRI-PVEM: 1453 votos. PRD: 1162 votos. PT-MC: 314 votos. PAN: 168 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 110 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de la elección de munícipes. Proceso electoral local ordinario 2015. Integración de ayuntamientos 2015. San Sebastián del Oeste. MC: 1370 votos. PRI: 1222 votos. Partido Humanista (PH) 688 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 52 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. San Sebastián del Oeste. PVEM: 1310 votos. PAN-PRD-MC: 1209 votos. PT-Morena-PES: 858 votos. PRI: 16 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 15 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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