Queretaro is located in the north-central area of the country of Mexico, connecting the wetter climes of the south with the drier deserts of the north.
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18 Facts About Queretaro
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The current generation of Queretaro artists includes Rafael Rodriguez, Virginia Ledesma, Ramses de la Cruz and Juan Eduardo Munoz.
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Queretaro's began her training in Queretaro, before moving to Mexico city.
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Originally from Mexico City, Arteaga became governor of Queretaro and distinguished himself as a soldier in the middle of the 19th century.
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Conquest and colonization of Queretaro began with the Spanish settlements at San Juan del Rio, Queretaro and Huimilpan between 1529 and 1531.
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The Sierra Gorda Indian missions, some 90 miles north of Santiago de Queretaro, were nestled in a vast region of jagged mountains, home of the Pame people and a scattering of Spanish colonists.
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Queretaro reached its height of the colonial period during the 18th century due to its strategic position with the northern territories and because of its livestock production.
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City of Queretaro was strategic in the development of events just before the start of the Mexican War of Independence.
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The city of Queretaro would be one of the last royalist bastions to fall.
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The city of Queretaro is by far the most important economic center in the state, followed by San Juan del Rio.
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Queretaro region includes the capital and the municipalities of Corregidora and El Marques.
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The region is second in industry behind Queretaro, concentrating on paper products and food processing.
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City of Queretaro has become the most advanced center of the aeronautics industry in Mexico, anchored by plant belonging to Canadian conglomerate Bombardier, which opened in 2005.
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The Centro de Congresos of Queretaro was inaugurated in 2011 to attract more business travel to the state.
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Queretaro has a number of areas which lend themselves to ecotourism.
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Universidad Tecnologica de Queretaro was founded in 1994 with 146 students with majors in Administration, Business, Industrial Maintenance and Production Processes.
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Instituto Tecnologico de Queretaro is part of the National System of Technological Institutes in Mexico.
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