Cabo Corrientes is a municipality in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, being the westernmost municipality in Jalisco. It is named after the cape of the same name, Cabo Corrientes. The municipal seat is a town named El Tuito.
History
Before the arrival of the Spaniards the region was already populated by Nahua people.
By March 1525, the peninsula had submitted to the Spanish province of Xalisco. When the Spanish troops went down to the sea, a large aboriginal army arrived. They were armed with bows, clubs, throwing darts, and each one wore a banderilla with multicolored feathers in his hand and on his face. They were so numerous that Captain Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura proposed to avoid fighting, since he calculated that each Spaniard would have to confront a thousand Aborigines; however one of his captains, Angel de Villafana, persuaded him to fight, under four royal banners and others of crimson and apricot On one side the cross and on the other the image of the Purísima.
The struggle was about to begin, but when the banners were uncovered the Virgin appeared bright and glittering. The Indians were amazed by that portent. Instead of attacking they gathered together, dragged their flags, and placed them at the foot of the holy and old priest Juan de Villa Diego, bearer of the banner, and surrendered their arms before Cortés, declared themselves his vassals and celebrated with songs, dances, and the sound of boleros and atabales. In memory of this event the place is called the "Valle de Banderas".
In November 1847 the indigenous people raised a large army when they heard news of the American invasion. With the rallying cry of "Long live the Virgin of Guadalajara!" they rebelled against the government. In this place, Antonio Rojas raised an army of 2,000 indigenous people who fought against the conservative chief Francisco Tovar.
In 1872, Porfirio Díaz took refuge in these lands.
From 1825 to 1890 the region belonged to the 6th canton of Autlan, later to the 10th canton of Mascota. On 1 April 1944, by decree number 4955, it was elevated to category of municipality with the name it takes today. Before that it was called El Tuito (Jalisco) and in 1843 was called San Pedro El Tuito (Jalisco).
Geography Land Cabo Corrientes is in the west of the state, on the Pacific Ocean. Elevations range from sea level to . The Bahía de Banderas is to the north, Puerto Vallarta to the northeast, Talpa de Allende to the east, Tomatlán to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Seventy percent of the municipality is rugged, with hills from above sea level, but lower down the land is flatter.
The rocks were formed in the Triassic and Jurassic. Soils are mostly Eutric Regosol or Feozem Háplico, with Luvisol and Litosol in some areas.
The municipality covers , of which are used for agriculture, for livestock, for forest, urban land and other uses.
Hydrology
The municipality is in the Central Pacific basin and the Ameca-Tomatlán-Cuale River sub-basin. Its hydrological resources are provided by the rivers Las Juntas, El Tuito (Jalisco), Horcones and Tecolotlán. Streams are Ipaña, La Boquita, Puchiteca, Tabo Pilero, Maxeque and La Peñita. There are thermal springs including Los Carrizalillos. In addition are the estuaries of Maito, La Boquita and Tecolotlán.
Climate The climate, in the western coastal, is semi dry, with dry winter and spring, and warm without marked changes in temperature. In the east, it is humid, with dry winter and spring, and warm, with no defined winter season. The average annual temperature is with a maximum of and minimum of . Most rainfall is in June, July, August and September, with average precipitation of . The dominant winds are in the northwest direction.
Government Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesAlfonso C. García1944PRM Braulio Quintero1945–1946PRM Salvador Ahumada1947PRI Efrén Castillón1947–1948PRI Alfonso C. García1949–1952PRI Abel Castillón Ríos01-01-1953–31-12-1955PRI Rodamiro González Ríos01-01-1956–31-12-1958PRI Héctor Rangel Roblés Castillón01-01-1959–31-12-1961PRI N/A01-01-1962–31-12-1964N/A01-01-1965–31-12-1967Juan Guerra Arrizon01-01-1968–31-12-1970PRI Roberto Ávalos Castillón01-01-1971–31-12-1973PRI Antonio Zepeda Pacheco01-01-1974–1975PRI Juan Rodríguez Aguirre1975–31-12-1976PRI Acting municipal presidentElías García Palacios01-01-1977–31-12-1979PRI Flavio García Bravo01-01-1980–31-12-1982PRI Darío Romero León01-01-1983–31-12-1985PRI Francisco Estrada Rodríguez01-01-1986–1987PRI Ricardo Hernández Servín1987–31-12-1988PRI Acting municipal presidentÓscar Castillón Romero01-01-1989–1992PRI Miguel Valdés Rodríguez1992–1995PRI Gonzalo Millán Curiel Alcaraz 1995–1997PRI Alfredo Antuna Márquez 01-01-1998–31-12-2000PT Juan García Michel01-01-2001–31-12-2003PAN Macedonio León Rodríguez01-01-2004–31-12-2006PAN Carlos Alberto Orozco Madrigal01-01-2007–31-12-2009PRI Óscar Castillón Romero01-01-2010–30-09-2012PRI Panal Alliance for JaliscoHomero Romero Almaral01-10-2012–30-09-2015PRI PVEM Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"Prisciliano Ramírez Gordián01-10-2015–2018PRI Applied for a temporary leave, to run for reelection, which he gotManuel Gómez García2018–30-09-2018PRI Acting municipal presidentPrisciliano Ramírez Gordián 01-10-2018–30-09-2021PRI Was reelected on 01-07-2018Miguel Ángel Silva Ramírez01-10-2021–PVEM
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