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23-528: Santa Isabel Ixtapan is a community which is part of the municipality of San Salvador Atenco in the State of Mexico , Mexico . It has 4,125 inhabitants and lies 2,240 meters above sea level. The area is known for having one of the largest and best-studied mammoth kill sites in the Valley of Mexico . 19°35′N 98°56′W  /  19.583°N 98.933°W  / 19.583; -98.933 This article about

46-921: A case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging, in part, that the abuses were the result of a crackdown ordered by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who at the time was governor of the state of Mexico. In September 2016, the Commission upheld the women's claim. As municipal seat San Salvador Atenco has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Chileleco (Ampliación Nexquipayac Chileleco), Colonia el Salado, Ejido San Salvador Acuexcomac (Ejido la Purísima), Ejido de San Cristóbal Nexquipayac, El Amanal, Granjas Ampliación Santa Rosa, Hacienda la Grande Fracción Uno, La Pastoría, Los Hornos (El Presidio), Nueva Santa Rosa, San Cristóbal Nexquipayac, San Miguel Arcángel (Tepetzingo), Santa Isabel Ixtapan, and Zapotlán. The municipality borders

69-416: A form of public transportation, has a length of almost 5 kilometres (3 miles), 190 cars and it takes about 17 minutes to ride along the entire line. Line 1 connects Santa Clara with La Cañada via Hank González station. At Hank González station Mexicable Line 2 runs to Indios Verdes , a main hub for bus rapid transit ( Metrobús and Mexibús ), city bus, pesero minibus, metro, and regional buses. Ecatepec

92-455: A location in the state of Mexico is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Salvador Atenco Fifteen excavations have been done in this area, uncovering mammoth bones, stone tools and other artifacts showing human habitation from at least 7000 B.C. According to some traditions in the historico-mythical accounts of the 16th century Nahuas , early Nahuatl-speaking groups ("pre-Aztecs", called also Chichimeca ) invaded

115-529: Is a municipality in the State of Mexico , and is situated in the north part of the Greater Mexico City urban area . The municipal seat is San Cristóbal Ecatepec . The city of Ecatepec is co-extensive with the municipality, comprising 99% of the total population of 1,645,352. It is Mexico's third most-populous municipality after Tijuana and the 16 boroughs of Mexico City. It is also the most populated suburb of Greater Mexico City. The name "Ecatepec"

138-680: Is derived from Nahuatl , and means "windy hill" or "hill devoted to Ehecatl (the wind god)." It was also an alternative name for or invocation of the god Quetzalcoatl . "Morelos" is the last name of José María Morelos , a hero of the Mexican War of Independence . Saint Christopher is the city's patron saint, celebrated on July 25. Ecatepec is served by the Mexico City metro , by the State of Mexico's Mexibús bus rapid transit lines, and by Mexicable aerial cable car lines. Points of interest include

161-589: Is one of the municipalities with the highest levels of infrastructure in the State of Mexico. Ecatepec, due to its location, is a necessary path from Mexico City towards several other states in Mexico, such as Hidalgo . Its principal regional roadways are: Ecatepec is served by Line B of the Mexico City Metro system, including stations Muzquiz , Ecatepec (a.k.a. Tecnológico) , Olímpica , Plaza Aragón , and Ciudad Azteca. Mexibús bus rapid transit serving

184-679: The Sagrado Corazón de Jesús , several colonial era churches, and the Morelos Museum in "Casa de los Virreyes". Mexico's busiest shopping center, Multiplaza Aragón , is also located in Ecatepec. The municipality is located north of Mexico City . San Cristóbal Ecatepec, the municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: San Pedro Xoloxtoc, Tulpetlac, Chiconautla, Ciudad Azteca and Villa de Aragón. It has an area of 156.2 square kilometres (60.3 sq mi) and borders

207-541: The Valley of Mexico . From 1428 to 1539, Ecatepec was ruled by a tlatoani ( pl. tlatoque ), or "speaker". The tlatoque of Ecatepec were closely related to the ruling dynasty of Tenochtitlan . Notable tlatoque include: Diego Huanitzin was made tlatoani of Tenochtitlan by Antonio de Mendoza , viceroy of New Spain . During the Aztec empire , the Mexicas used the town to control trade routes going north. Ecatepec

230-458: The Spanish Army during the Mexican War of Independence . The house in which he was executed is now a museum, Museo Casa de Morelos. The municipality was officially created on October 13, 1874. On October 1, 1877, San Cristóbal Ecatepec was declared a village and "de Morelos" was added to its name. Ecatepec experienced expontential population growth from 1970, as a result of rural migration to

253-410: The State of Mexico serves Ecatepec with: In 2016, a new form of public transportation started serving Ecatepec residents: Mexicable , an aerial cable car whose main purpose is to help residents get around faster (as opposed to being a tourist attraction), especially in areas with numerous hills and valleys without adequate bridges and viaducts. Mexicable Line 1, the first cable car built in Mexico as

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276-596: The Valley of Mexico. The seat was declared a city on December 1, 1980, and by 2010, it had become the most populated municipality in the country. Population growth stagnated since then. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ecatepec is the newest in the country, erected on June 28, 1995, around the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Cathedral . In April 1995, the remains of a mammoth were found in Colonia Ejidos de San Cristóbal, where

299-462: The ancient lakes of Xaltocan-Ecatepec and Texcoco came together and where the Aztecs build a dam to keep the fresh and salty waters separate. The bones have been tentatively dated to around 10,500 years B.C. In February 2016, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the city in front of a crowd of 300,000. The Pope's message was one of encouragement and opposition to the violence and drug trade that permeates

322-594: The area from the north around 968 BC. There was supposedly an intermarriage with the last Toltec king Topiltzin . From this lineage came the king Nezahualcóyotl , one of the three founders of the Aztec Triple Alliance . Atenco became subject to Texcoco in 1428. After the fall of Tenochtitlán to the Spaniards under Hernán Cortés , the Aztecs of this area continued to fight against the Spanish conquest, supporting

345-476: The area have been found on the nearby Cerro de Ecatepec (Hill of Ecatepec). The area was initially settled by successive waves of Otomis ; however, because of the later arrival of Toltec - Chichimecas that dominated the rest of the Valley of Mexico , this area eventually assimilated to the rest of the Valley, ending with its domination by the Aztec Empire . Ecatepec was an Aztec altepetl or city-state in

368-441: The chapel with its saint's day celebrated the second Monday after Carnaval . San Salvador Atenco received wide media coverage both in 2002 and 2006, when it was the site of violent mass protests against the federal and local governments. The 2002 protests were against the planned construction of a new international airport for Mexico City . The construction of the airport was cancelled. In 2006, violent clashes followed

391-435: The expulsion of eight downtown flower vendors by the police. The latter confrontation marked the beginning of the 2006 Atenco Riots , which lasted over a week and resulted in over 100 arrests and numerous allegations of human rights abuses committed by the police against the local population, including the detention of forty women, eleven of whom claimed they were sexually assaulted while in detention and who subsequently brought

414-501: The lord of Texcoco. However, this area fell to the Spaniards in 1521. After this the Spaniards imposed a tribute system and Spanish law onto the land and built the Chapel of Cristo de Esquipulas in 1571. This chapel was built by the Franciscans for the purpose of evangelization. It is constructed of stone and " tezontle " (porous volcanic rock). Its gilded retablo is the original built with

437-459: The municipalities of Acolman , Tezoyuca , Texcoco, Chiautla , Chiconcuac and Ecatepec with a total area of 94.67 km2. This territory lies on the Neovolcanic Axis that crosses Mexico. Even though the only elevations are in the south of the municipality (Huatepec and Tepetzingo hills), there is volcanic activity underground, under what was Lake Texcoco . Most of the economic activity of

460-835: The municipalities of Tlalnepantla de Baz , Tecámac , Coacalco de Berriozábal , Jaltenco , Acolman , Texcoco , Atenco , Nezahualcóyotl , as well as the Mexico City borough of Gustavo A. Madero . The human settlements in Ecatepec de Morelos are located in an elongated valley, spreading from the Valley of Mexico to Sierra de Guadalupe . Most of the local flora and fauna live in the Sierra de Guadalupe, and consists of small mammals like mice, rabbits, gray squirrels and gophers; and birds, such as cenzontles and sparrows. There are no large animals. The flora includes oyamel pines, oaks, ocote pines, century plants, prickly pears, and zacatón (mountain grass). Remains of earliest human inhabitation of

483-662: The municipality is based on subsistence farming with a large percentage of its inhabitants owning farmland. Very little of the food grown is sold in markets. Kennis, AC. Small Farming Community Successfully Struggles to Preserve its Way of Life Against the Forces of Neo-Liberalism " in Synthesis/Regeneration , Spring 2003. 19°31′N 98°55′W  /  19.517°N 98.917°W  / 19.517; -98.917 Ecatepec Ecatepec ( Spanish: [ekateˈpek] ), officially Ecatepec de Morelos ,

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506-677: The region. Almost all of the population (99.934%) of the municipality lives in San Cristóbal Ecatepec, the third most populous city in Mexico. There are also three rural localities in the municipality. Ecatepec is an industrial center. Manufacturing, along with commerce and services, are the main pillars of the economy. Jumex has its headquarters in the city. Two regional shopping malls, Plaza Las Américas and Multiplaza Aragón (Mexico's busiest as of 2018), both with multiple hypermarket and department store anchors, are located in Ecatepec. Ecatepec, due to its population density,

529-433: Was considered a " República de Indios " (Indian Republic) in 1560, allowing the village to maintain a certain amount of autonomy and keeping the succession of tlatoanis or chiefs. However, in the first part of the 17th century, this was changed to a mayorship, with the Spanish administrating, along with the communities of Zumpango and Xalostoc. National hero José María Morelos y Pavón was executed in Ecatepec in 1815 by

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