Guadalajara

Major Mexican metropolis

Guadalajara is Mexico's second-largest city, capital of the state of Jalisco, and a major cultural and economic center.

The city is known as the birthplace of mariachi music and tequila production.

A smaller Guadalajara exists in Spain, capital of the province of the same name in Castile–La Mancha.

culture

charro

Mexican equestrian in finery

ceramics · blown glass · handcrafts · Día de Muertos · birria · pozole

architecture

colonial

Of occupied territories

cupola · facade · arches · portico · stucco · plaza · courtyard · bell tower · dome · balustrade

mariachi

serenade

Outdoor romantic performance

  • trumpetValved brass wind instrument
  • violinBowed string instrument
  • guitarFretted stringed instrument

sombrero · ranchera · bolero · corrido · ensemble · serenata · fiesta · quinceañera · wedding music · cantina

tequila

Don Julio

Premium tequila brand

piña · barrel-aged · distillery tour

history

founding

Creating an organization originally

relocation · royal charter · viceroyalty · nineteenth century

sports

Atlas

Sky-bearing Titan of myth

rodeo

Categories
Opposites
mexican urban hierarchy

GuadalajaraMexico City

Capital of its nation

Monterrey · Tijuana · Puebla · rural village

mexican regional identity

GuadalajaraMonterrey

Major northeastern Mexican city

Oaxaca · Veracruz · Chiapas · Sonora · Baja California

urban vs. rural mexico

Guadalajarapueblo

Communal adobe village

Tequila

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G