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Zona Dorada, Mazatlán Sinaloa
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History
Nahuatl language of the old Mazatlan Mazatlan comes from the word meaning Place of deer and deer, but also records the history of language NAHO Mazatlan means Place of deer, a settlement founded in the year 1531.
He was also known as the Villa de Costilla as this is the surname of one of the Spanish soldiers who came from the Presidio, in what is now Villa Union, to monitor the shipments.
After a merchant of San Sebastian, Concordia today, Vicente Hortigosa and commercial freight house of the Rosary, they lobbied the government to change the pier of San Felix, in Ensenada, near the Cerro del Creston, then called Port Hortigosa and then changed the name of Mazatlan.
Meaning Shield
The whole field of the shield is built into the fourth quarter of the shield of the State of Sinaloa, which represents the city of Mazatlan, this is based on the meaning of the Nahuatl word "Mazatlán": "Place of deer." Appears in a deer head in profile, a design inspired by indigenous eye, green burnishing, is based on the legend that on the place of deer, had a beautiful brown Corsican who had green eyes. The two islands are known as the "Two Brothers". The anchor refers to the port.
Etymology
Scholars of indigenous languages agree that Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word which consists of voice Mazatlan, deer, and Tlán, abundance. The name therefore means "place of deer" or "Place where deer abound"
Ethnic Groups
According to historians, indigenous groups were in the region of Mazatlan to the arrival of the Spaniards were Totorames, who lived from the southern Piaxtla River to the Rio de las Cañas. Also appear in a part of the Municipality of Mazatlán, the group of Xiximes, in the mountains bordering the State of Durango.
Its name comes from a compound word in the ancient Nahuatl language, "Mazatlán", "mazatl" which means deer and "tlan" meaning place or land of the region. Once translated means "place of deer." was founded on May 14, 1531 by 25 castellanos sent by Don Nuño de Guzmán, after the founding of Culiacán.
Today this port is one of the beach destinations of Mexico's most important. Its average temperature is 22 to 27 degrees centigrade from November to April. It is located 21 kilometers from the Tropic of Cancer and bordered on the north by the town of Concord and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean.
This city best known as the "Pearl of the Pacific" has been expanding with new settlements, infrastructure, resorts and many miles of beach located along the coastal zone that runs 17 kilometers making it the largest in the world. Its people are friendly, warm and hospitable with unparalleled quality.
Attractions
The Carnival
Each year the city celebrates the Carnival on the same dates as the rest of the world: forty days before Easter.
In his book The Gringos Lieutenant Wise makes a brief description of the carnival that he witnessed in this port in 1848, during the U.S. invasion. Is this the first Carnaval Mazatlan actually documented. However, the modern version of this Shrovetide dates back to 1898.
The Lighthouse
The majestic lighthouse in Mazatlan is located on the top of the hill of Creston, in the extreme south of the peninsula city of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The lighthouse has the peculiarity of being located in what was once an island and has a length of 641 meters by 321 meters wide and a height of 157 meters and being on a magnificent natural formation makes it even more spectacular.
In 1821, the City of Mazatlán is by decree of the Cortes of Cadiz certification as the first port of height of the Mexican Pacific. Important fact that opens the doors to international trade. The previous decision together with the rapid growth of large mining and trade, he comes up with shipping traffic intensified. In those days it was quite common to arrive at the port each year over 60 ships from Europe and the Far East, filled with different types of merchandise. Vessels after several days' stay and fueling, left their home ports loaded with bars of gold and silver from the rich mines of the region.