13 Facts About Zacatecas City

The name Zacatecas City is derived from the Zacateco people and has its roots in Nahuatl.

In 1540, Nuno de Guzman traveled from Mexico Zacatecas City conquering what are now the states of Michoacan and Jalisco.

Zacatecas City has had a number of earthquakes since the colonial period.

Zacatecas City is called "con rostro de cantera rosa y corazon de plata" because of the pink stone that many of its iconic buildings are made of and the silver that has spurred its development and history.

Toma de Zacatecas City Museum is located on Cerro de la Bufa, which played at part in the Battle of Zacatecas City during the Mexican Revolution.

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Zacatecas City was able to continue the work for twenty-one years, being watched constantly by custodians and sentries while he worked.

In relation to its population, Zacatecas City is one of the cities with the most museums in the nation.

The Museo de la Ciencia is located in the old central building of the Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas City and contains collections documenting the advances of physics, mathematics and natural sciences.

Universidad Tecnologica del Estado de Zacatecas City is part of a technological university system across the Mexico.

The Festival Cultural de Zacatecas is held each year in the city during Holy Week, which unites artists of different genres from classic to rock and offers visitors more than 130 attractions.

The Virgin of Zacatecas is housed in a chapel built in 1728 and regularly receives visitors from the city and other areas.

Zacatecas City is the seat of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Category II Regional Office, to promote training, research and conservation of artistic, historical, natural and archaeological heritage of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Zacatecas City has a cold semi-arid climate, with an average annual temperature of 15.