Gustavo A. Madero is the northernmost

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(''demarcación territorial'') of

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History

Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a ''delegación'' in 1931. It was named after

Gustavo A. Madero Gustavo Adolfo Madero González (16 January 187518 February 1913), born in Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico, was a participant in the Mexican Revolution against Porfirio Díaz along with other members of his wealthy family. He was also k ...

, the brother and fellow revolutionary of

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Francisco I. Madero. The

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, which ended the

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of 1846–1848, was signed in Gustavo A. Madero.

Points of interest

The area houses the Basílica de Guadalupe, the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the foot of

Tepeyac Hill Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost ''delegación'' or borough of Mexico City. According to the Catholic tradition, it is the site whe ...

, where

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believe the

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appeared to the indigenous Mexican

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in 1531. Being the northernmost borough, the Northern Central Bus Station (''Terminal Central del Norte'') is located here, providing constant bus service to all major cities in the northern and western part of the country. On Sundays, the San Felipe de Jesús Tianguis in the neighborhood of the same name, is Latin America's largest

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or street market, with 30,000 vendors and stretching seven kilometers.

Education

Public high schools of the '' Instituto de Educación Media Superior del Distrito Federal'' (IEMS) include: * Escuela Preparatoria Gustavo A. Madero I "Belisario Domínguez" * Escuela Preparatoria Gustavo A. Madero II "Salvador Allende" Private schools: *Multiple campuses of the Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra: Acueducto (Laguna Ticomán), Aragón (San Juan de Aragón), and Insurgentes ( Lindavista)Preparatoria - Ubicación
." Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra. Retrieved on April 12, 2016. "Plantel Acueducto Av. Acueducto No. 914 Col. Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, D.F." and "Plantel Aragón Av. José Loreto Fabela No. 460 Col. San Juan de Aragón, C. P. 07950 Delegación Gustavo A. Madero. México, D. F." and "Insurgentes Norte No. 1560 Col. Lindavista C.P. 07300 Delegación Gustavo A. Madero México D.F." * Colegio Guadalupe in Lindavista * Escuela Cristóbal Colón de la Salle (three campuses) *Instituto Ovalle Monday S. C. (preschool through junior high school, including elementary schools in Lindavista)Home#Planteles
." Instituto Ovalle Monday S. C. Retrieved on September 24, 2016. ''Preescolar'' and ''Secundaria'' (preschool and junior high school): "Guillermo Massieu Jelguera No. 265 Residencial La Escalera Gustavo A. Madero, México, D. F." and "Primaria Torres Lindavista Uruyen No. 38 Residencial Torres Lindavista Gustavo A. Madero, México, D. F." and "Primaria Latacunga Latacunga No. 802 Colonia Lindavista Gustavo A. Madero, México, D. F."

Climate

References

External links

Alcaldía de Gustavo A. Madero website
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