Aguascalientes

:Aguascalientes is the name of both a state of Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.

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Aguascalientes (a Spanish name meaning "hot waters" for the abundance of hot springs in the area; so the corresponding adjective for the state and its inhabitants is the whimsical hidrocálido) is a state of Mexico, situated in the center of the country.

Related Topics:
Spanish - State - Mexico

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The state capital is the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.

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It covers 5,471 km² and has some 944,000 inhabitants.

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The state was created in 1835 when it was separated from Zacatecas.

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This state within Mexico originated around the times of Colonial Spanish influence. It is located in the middle of the country and is now beginning to make a name for itself as an industrial power within Mexico. The state was, at a time a major silver miner and a major source of railroad transportation, the latter due to its strategical location in the very center of the country, midway between the 3 most populated areas, namely Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.

Related Topics:
Mexico City - Guadalajara - Monterrey

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At present, the state has one first-division football team ("Necaxa"), one professional baseball team ("Los Rieleros"), and one professional basketball team ("Las Panteras").

Related Topics:
Football - Necaxa - Baseball - Los Rieleros - Basketball - Las Panteras

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It is mostly known for the Feria Nacional de San Marcos a national fair that takes place in the states capital but involves most fo the state.

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