32 Facts About Oaxaca

Oaxaca is one of the most biologically diverse states in Mexico, ranking in the top three, along with Chiapas and Veracruz, for numbers of reptiles, amphibians, mammals and plants.

Nahuatl word "Huaxyacac" was transliterated as "Oaxaca" using Medieval Spanish orthography, in which the x represented the voiceless postalveolar fricative, making "Oaxaca" pronounced as.

In present-day Spanish, Oaxaca is pronounced or, the latter pronunciation used mostly in dialects of southern Mexico, the Caribbean, much of Central America, some places in South America, and the Canary Islands and western Andalusia in Spain where has become a voiceless glottal fricative.

Oaxaca was followed by Bartolome de Olmade and others who began the superficial conversion of a number of indigenous people, including the baptism of Zapotec leader Cosijoeza.

In 1528, the Dominicans settled in the city of Oaxaca, forming the Bishopric of Oaxaca in 1535, and began to spread out from there, eventually reaching Tehuantepec and the coast.

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Oaxaca was born on March 21, 1806, in the village of San Pablo Guelatao and was full blooded Zapotec.

Oaxaca began his career studying to be a priest then a lawyer.

Oaxaca was president during one of Mexico's most turbulent times, fighting invading French forces and conservatives.

Oaxaca is considered to be a legend and a symbol for the indigenous population of the state.

Oaxaca has one of the most rugged terrains in Mexico, with mountain ranges that abruptly fall into the sea.

The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca enters the state from the Puebla and Veracruz borders in the Tuxtepec region, running northwest to southeast towards the Central Valleys region, then onto the Tehuantepec area.

Demographically, Oaxaca stands out due to the high percentage of indigenous peoples.

Oaxaca'storians believe that those living in this region struggled to maintain their independence against sudden and numerous attacks by the Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Mixes and Aztecs.

The coast of Oaxaca is an important breeding area for sea turtles such as the leatherback, which is classified as endangered throughout its global range.

Oaxaca is divided into 570 municipalities, about one-quarter of the total of the country.

The largest sector of Oaxaca's economy is agriculture, mostly done communally in ejidos or similar arrangements.

Much of the current wave of emigration began in the late 1970s, and by the 1980s Oaxaca ranked 8th in the number of people leaving for the US from Mexico.

Economy of Oaxaca is based on agriculture, especially in the interior of the state.

Oaxaca is the nation's second highest producer of grains and agave.

One reason for this is that the city of Oaxaca is only four and a half hours away from Mexico City via the federal highway.

Many of today's artists from Oaxaca have been inspired by past indigenous paintings as well as the colonial era works of Miguel Cabrera.

Oaxaca's gastronomy is known for its "seven moles, " chapulines, Oaxaca tamales in banana leaves, tasajo and mescal.

Oaxaca produces seven varieties of mole called manchamanteles, chichilo, amarillo, rojo, verde, coloradito and negro.

Oaxaca cheese is a soft white string cheese which is similar to mozzarella.

State of Oaxaca has no official flag, but the state government uses a flag with a white background and a shield in the center.

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Higher-level education in Oaxaca has traditionally been limited to a few schools, although this is changing.

Ninety five percent of Oaxaca's population receives health care from one or more government programs.

Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Oaxaca was constructed by the federal government as the first "level three" or high level specialty hospital in the state.

The relatively prosperous state of Nuevo Leon has 3, 207 hospital beds, while Oaxaca has only 1, 760, despite the fact that the two states have about the same population.

Vinicio Castilla is the most notable player hailing from Oaxaca, having played third base in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros and San Diego Padres.

Oaxaca became the owner of the Oaxaca Guerreros in 1995 and three years later they won the championship.

Basketball is practiced in all of Oaxaca, mostly played during local festivals, especially in the Sierra Norte.