Santiago Acahualtepec (Spanish pronunciation: [[sanˈtjaɣo akaˈwaltepek]]) is one of the natives towns in Iztapalapa, located east of Mexico City.[2][3]
Santiago Acahualtepec | |
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| Pueblo Santiago Acahualtepec | |
 Santiago Apostle Parish | |
 Emblem | |
| Nickname: Santiaguito | |
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| Coordinates: 19°21′15.048″N 99°0′14.213″W / 19.35418000°N 99.00394806°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  CDMX |
| Borough |  Iztapalapa |
| Patron Saint | Saint Jacob |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (PST) |
| Zip code | 09600 [1] |
| Area codes | +52 (55/56) |
It currently borders the town of Santa Martha Acatitla; with the colonias 1st and 2nd Ampliación of Santiago Acahualtepec, Miguel de la Madrid, Ixtlahuacán, and Lomas de Zaragoza, which were part of the farming lands of the natives of the town of Santiago.[4]
Toponymy
editSantiago corresponds to the name of the town's patron saint. Acahualtepec is a toponym of Nahuatl origin derived from the words Acahual 'Acahual Flower' and -tepetl 'locative'. It translates as Acahual Hill.[5]
Traditions
editThis town has festivals and traditions that have been carried out from generation to generation.[6]
Carnival
editThe town holds its parade two weekends before Palm Sunday, following thoroughfares (Av. las Torres) and (Ermita Iztapalapa).
Major festivities
edit- March or April: Holy Week reenactment begins on Palm Sunday with a brief reenactment of biblical passages. On Holy Thursday, a walking tour is held, visiting the churches of the sister towns. On the last day, Good Friday, the crucifixion reenactment takes place "Las cruces" on thoroughfar eje 6 .
- May 3: Day of the Holy Cross, a cross is left in representative places of the town, and mainly on the top of Tlatixo Hill (Loma Tlatixco).
- June: Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a tour is made to the homes of each group of charros and costumed people (carnival participants) with a banda collecting their donations of the traditional pyrotechnic 'bull', to finish by burning it in the town square.
- July 25: Major festivity (main festival) in honor of the patron saint, Santiago. This is the town's largest festival, lasting three to five days, featuring traditional dances such as the Santiagueros and the '12 Pares de Francia'. It begins on July 24, with the image of Lord Santiago carrying a long procession through the town's main streets. On July 25, a Catholic mass is held in the parish church in the afternoon, and the traditional fireworks display and pyrotechnic 'Castle' takes place at night. It typically culminates on the following Monday after July 25, with the image carrying a short procession through the town's main streets.
Other festivities
editThe town has traditions with smaller activities, such as:
- February 2: Day of the Virgin of Candelaria.
- June: Pentecost 'Día de las mulitas', where Catholic Mass is held in the town parish and children dress up as 'Inditos'.
- December 12: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. At the end of the Catholic Mass, the change of stewardship (group of people who administrate of the festivities in a period) takes place.
Art
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In 1950, painter Luis Nishizawa visited one of the Tezontle mines (Tezontlali) and drew a large landscape using oil painting techniques, which allows us to see a sunset from the past.[7]
Places of interest
edit- Community health center T-III Santiago Acahualtepec
- DIF Josefa Ortiz De Domínguez
- El Pocito de Santiago
- The Crosses (Las Cruces)
- Liconsa Santiago Acahualtepec
- Tlatixco Hill (Loma Tlatixco)
- Santiago Acahualtepec Community Museum
- Panteón Santiago Acahualtepec
- Santiago Apostle Parish
- Territorial "Acahualtepec-Teotongo"
References
edit- ^ "Postal Code 09600". World Postal Codes. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ Lomelí Cruz, José; Alvarado Cabrales, Juan Domingo (1985). Centro Comunal: Santiago Acahualtepec (Undergraduate thesis) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Arquitectura, Taller Participativo Max Cetto. hdl:20.500.14330/TES01000000749.
- ^ Arias González, Sandy Bell (2015). "Turismo en la Sierra de Santa Catarina: Tres ejes a través del tiempo" (PDF). Diversidad, tradición e innovación en la gestión cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Gallegos Vargas, Israel (2008). Documentar la memoria: Rescate de la memoria histórica en video documental de algunas comunidades migrantes, urbanas y de pueblos originarios de la Ciudad de México (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Vilchis Silva, Roberto; Flores de los Reyes, Paula; Vargas Carbajal, Gracia Sara; González Díaz, Yuri Pavel; Elizalde Carbajal, Bárbara Kateri (2008). Glifos prehispánicos: El lenguaje de las imágenes (in Spanish). Fundación Cultural Armella Spitalier. ISBN 978-968-9342-34-2.
- ^ https://www.congresocdmx.gob.mx/media/documentos/38890dce9d85f8c892bd50308c19ffbef365cf8b.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Luis Nishizawa 2 de febrero de 1918 - 29 de septiembrede 2014".
