Zacatecas City

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Zacatecas City is a historic colonial city in north-central Mexico, renowned for its silver-mining heritage, baroque architecture, and UNESCO-listed historic center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipal seat
architecturalStyle Churrigueresque
Mexican Baroque
capitalOf Zacatecas
climate semi-arid climate
country Mexico
demonym zacatecana
zacatecano
dominantReligion Roman Catholicism
economicActivity mining
tourism
elevation approximately 2440 meters above sea level
foundedAs mining settlement
foundingDate 1546
governingBody Municipality of Zacatecas
hasFunicular Teleférico de Zacatecas
hasUniversity Autonomous University of Zacatecas
heritageCriteria cultural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRole major silver mining center of New Spain
isCapitalOfType state capital of Mexico
knownFor baroque architecture
colonial architecture
historic center
silver-mining heritage
language Spanish
locatedIn Zacatecas
locatedInRegion north-central Mexico
notableBuilding Ex Templo de San Agustín
Templo de Santo Domingo
Zacatecas Cathedral
notableMuseum Museo Pedro Coronel
Museo Rafael Coronel
Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez
notableSite Cerro de la Bufa
Mina El Edén
partOf El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
surface form: Camino Real de Tierra Adentro historical route
region Bajío and northern Mexico transition zone
roadConnection Federal Highway 45
Federal Highway 54 NERFINISHED
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
topography valley surrounded by hills
transportInfrastructure General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport
UNESCOListing Historic Centre of Zacatecas
UNESCOWorldHeritageYear 1993
urbanForm colonial grid plan

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Zacatecas capital Zacatecas City
Zacatecas capitalOf Zacatecas City
Mesa del Norte containsCity Zacatecas City
Historic Centre of Zacatecas locatedIn Zacatecas City
Congress of Zacatecas location Zacatecas City
this entity surface form: Zacatecas, Zacatecas
Guadalupe adjacentTo Zacatecas City
subject surface form: Guadalupe, Zacatecas
Guadalupe near Zacatecas City
subject surface form: Guadalupe, Zacatecas
Esplugues de Llobregat hasTwinTown Zacatecas City
Jerez de García Salinas locatedNear Zacatecas City
Mexican Federal Highway 49 connectsCity Zacatecas City
this entity surface form: Zacatecas City, Zacatecas
Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Colima capital Zacatecas City
subject surface form: Zacatecas