Colonia Villa de Guadalupe (also known as La Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo) is a former separate town, now a neighborhood in northern

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which in 1531 was the site of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most renowned

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in the

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. She is venerated in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, located in the ''villa'' (town). The word Guadalupe comes from Spain, where it was originally the name of a river. La Villa de Guadalupe is located in

(formerly called the

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) within the

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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 town was founded in 1563 and chartered as the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828. The city was named after

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican W ...

, the initiator of the

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. The

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which ended the

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was signed here in 1848.

References

''La villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo: Su historia, su estadística y sus antigüedades'', Juan de la Torre, pub. 1887
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External links

Tourism guide to La Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City government website
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Neighborhoods in Mexico City History of Mexico City Colonial Mexico Populated places established in 1563 1563 in New Spain 1848 in Mexico 1563 establishments in New Spain Our Lady of Guadalupe {{MexicoDistritoFederal-geo-stub

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