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72-528: It is currently manufactured by TREMEC . The T-5 was originally designed by BorgWarner based on the T-4 and earlier SR4, and was sold as the BorgWarner T-5 until the design was sold to TTC (aka Tremec) in the late 1990s. The SR4 was a light-duty 4-speed manual that used ball and needle bearings on the countershaft with bronze synchronizer rings . The T4 improved this design with tapered roller bearings on

144-480: A corregidor , at the beginning of the 19th century. She used her prominent position to gather intelligence for the nascent insurgency. Literary circles called tertulias were a popular pastime for the upper Creole classes , as they also served as a relatively safe place to discuss politics. One such occurred regularly at the house of José María Sánchez, with the name of the Asociación de Apatistas, which became

216-699: A semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification BSh ) with mild temperatures year round, although the average high temperature in May is 30.7 °C (87.3 °F). Most of the precipitation falls from June to August. Freezing temperatures are possible in the winter. In most areas, various species of cacti can be seen such as the organ pipe and nopals , as well as the yucca . Trees adapted to dry climates include mesquite , willows and cypress, near streams and rivers. Animal life mostly consists of small mammals, deer, predatory birds and reptiles. In some areas, monarch butterflies can be seen as well. Nature reserves in

288-542: A Mexican coin. Once the armed battle began, the city was taken by the royalist army and was the last major city to be taken by the insurgents. After the end of the war, Santiago de Querétaro became the capital of the state of Querétaro in 1823, with the first state congress convening at the Auditorium of the Instituto de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro in the city. The state's first constitution

360-415: A first gear of 3.75 to 4.10:1 for smaller-displacement engines; these so-called 4-cylinder T-5s are rated up to 240 lb⋅ft (330 N⋅m) of input torque. WC transmissions initially carried the same maximum input torque rating of 265 lb⋅ft (359 N⋅m) until hardened first gears were introduced in approximately 1990, raising the rating to 300 lb⋅ft (410 N⋅m). Typical first gear ratios for

432-673: A group dedicated to independence and winning supporters to the cause. Members included licenciados Lorenzo de la Parra, Juan Nepomuceno Mier y Altamirano , Manuel Ramírez de Arellano y Mario Lazo de la Vega José María Sánchez, Fray José Lozano, Antonio Tellez, don Emeterio y Epigmenio González, José Ignacio de Villaseñor Cervantes y Aldama, Dr. Manuel Marciano Iturriaga, Pedro Antonio de Septién Montero y Austri, Luis Mendoza, Juan José García Rebollo, Francisco Lojero, Ignacio Gutiérrez, Mariano Hidalgo, Mariano Lozada, José María Buenrostro, Manuel Delgado, Francisco Araujo, Felipe Coria, Francisco Lanzagorta, Ignacio Villaseñor and José María Sotelo. The group

504-463: A single battle. In the 1520s, the Otomis and many Chichimecas of what is now southern Querétaro and northern Mexico State allied with Hernán Cortés under the control of the lord of Xilotepeque, who still maintained a certain amount of control of the old dominion. The first Spanish arrived between 1526 and 1529, headed by Hernán Pérez de Bocanegra. Bocanegra at first tried non-violent means of subduing

576-683: A territory of 682.7 square kilometres (263.6 sq mi) and borders three municipalities in Querétaro and one in Guanajuato. The municipality has rolling hills, mountain ranges and flatlands. Most of the rolling hills cross the territory from south to north, paralleling the Querétaro-San Luis Potosí highway . Most plains are located in the north, and are of sedimentary soil with some protrusions of volcanic rock. Altitude varies from 1,900 to 2,460 meters above sea level with

648-537: A white horse carrying a rose-colored cross. This event caused the Chichimeca to surrender. This event is why the city is called Santiago (Saint James) de Querétaro, with James as patron saint. A stone cross imitating the one the Spanish supposedly saw was erected on the hill, which later was accompanied by a church and monastery. Spanish dominion, however, grew gradually, and was definitively not won through just

720-469: Is American Football which is played in different institutions (UAQ [Gatos Salvajes], ITQ [Zorros] & ITESM [Borregos Salvajes]), Querétaro has two college football teams, the Zorros of ITQ (ONEFA) and Borregos Salvajes ITESM campus Querétaro (CONADEIP). Golf is also quite popular, with numerous courses including: Juriquilla, Campestre, Balvanera, and El Campanario. San Gil and Tequisquiapan are located near

792-552: Is above the national average, due in part, the city believes, to the investment that it makes in infrastructure, public services and the creation of parks as well as sports and cultural facilities. The economy spurs immigration to the city, which has seen a population growth of more than 3.5 percent a year. The industrialization of the area has attracted a large number of migrants from poorer areas of Mexico but many of these are unemployed or under-employed. This has led to an explosion of informal markets and other businesses in and around

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864-711: Is an annual arts and cultural event that takes place in the city for eight days during Holy Week . It is sponsored by the city of Querétaro along with CONACULTA and the Secretary of Tourism for the state of Querétaro. Each year the event has a theme, which was being "Arte in Todos los Sentidos" (Art in All Senses) in 2009. The events are held in various locations, such as the City Museum, the Guerrero Garden,

936-509: Is available in "World Class" (WC) and "Standard" (STD) models; STD are sometimes known as Non-World Class (NWC). Compared to the Standard, the WC changes bearing types and blocker ring materials. Externally, the tapered roller bearing race for the countershaft at the front of the WC, facing the clutch and below the input shaft, can be distinguished from the corresponding straight roller bearing cup of

1008-636: Is based in the Belgium location and engineering is also located in Queretaro. TREMEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of KUO Group , which is based in Mexico City. Some of the first TREMEC products were originally designed by Borg-Warner , including the widely used T-56 . TREMEC was founded on April 12, 1964. The genesis was to manufacture transmissions in Mexico for Ford, GM and Chrysler. At that time,

1080-403: Is due to migration with people relocating from Mexico City , State of Mexico , Guanajuato, Michoacán and Veracruz. It is estimated that in 2005 alone, 10,465 people migrated to the metropolitan area. Due to factors as diverse as education, economy, security, and quality of life, migration flows from the north and center of the country to the city of Santiago de Querétaro have been noticeable in

1152-862: Is headquartered in Santiago de Querétaro , Mexico and has its US operations based in Novi, Michigan . This location assembles the TR-9080 Dual Clutch Transmission as well as housing sales, marketing and engineering (and was, until 2017, based in Plymouth , Michigan ). Production facilities are also located in Pedro Escobedo and Santiago de Querétaro , in Mexico , and Zedelgem ( Bruges area ) in Belgium . Research and Development

1224-417: Is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro , located in central Mexico . It is part of the macroregion of Bajío . It is 213 kilometers (132 mi) northwest of Mexico City , 63 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 kilometers (120 mi) south of San Luis Potosí . It is also the seat of the municipality of Querétaro , divided into seven boroughs. In 1996,

1296-901: The Dominicans , the Carmelites and the Royal Convent of Santa Clara de Asís, which was one of the largest and most opulent in New Spain. Querétaro was also the site for the training of many of the missionaries who went north as far as Texas and California. Most of these were educated at the Colegio de Propagación de la Fe (College for the Propagation of the Faith), which was established at the monastery of Santa Cruz in 1683. Some of its graduates even went as far as South America. Few of

1368-521: The FIFA World Cup held in 1986. Querétaro F.C. of the Liga MX plays there. One of the most popular sports in the city is bullfighting . There are two bullrings, Santa María, and Juriquilla. Santa María was inaugurated on December 22, 1963, and it has a capacity for 13,000 spectators. Juriquilla is much smaller but considered the most beautiful bullring in the country. Another popular sport

1440-571: The Jesuits , the Augustinians and other who built monasteries such as the Monastery of San Francisco, Lima and the Monastery of Santa Cruz . The settlement was declared a town in 1606 and by 1655, only Spaniards were living in the city proper. In 1656, it was decreed as the "Muy Noble y Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Querétaro" (Very Noble and Loyal City of Santiago de Querétaro). This honor

1512-470: The Metropolitan Area of Querétaro spans over an area of 2,427.3 square kilometres (937.2 sq mi), comprising the municipalities of Querétaro, Corregidora , El Marqués and Huimilpan in the state of Querétaro , and Apaseo el Alto in the state of Guanajuato . With a total population of 1,594,212 in 2020, it is the 8th largest metro area in Mexico , as well as the 128th largest in

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1584-595: The Missions of the Sierra Gorda , creates another ring road. It goes from northeast Querétaro around the old airport, reaches the northern suburb of Juriquilla and goes southwards down to the Libramiento Sur-Poniente. Querétaro's public transportation consists of private owned bus companies that pick up and drop off over a specific route. These cover 123 authorized routes all neighborhoods of

1656-761: The Otomi , who had become sedentary urban dwellers with sophisticated politics by the time of the Aztec Empire , who referred to them as the Tlacetilli Otomi or "Otomi Nation/State" . This area was under control of the Otomi dominion of Xilotepeque in the 1440s, which in turn was subject to the Aztec Empire of Mexihco-Tenochtitlan. Under the reign of Ahuizotl in the late 15th century, the Aztecs administered

1728-591: The Spanish Crown . The word Querétaro was voted by 33,000 participants as "the most beautiful word in the Spanish language ", before being approved by the Instituto Cervantes . In Pre-Columbian terminology, Querétaro literally means "the island of the blue salamanders". Nevertheless, other scholars suggest that it can mean "place of the reptiles" or "place of the giant rocks". The area

1800-466: The largest metropolitan areas in the Americas . The metropolitan area of Querétaro has seen a high population growth since the second half of the 1990s, making it the second fastest-growing in the country, just behind Cancún . The municipality of El Marqués has the highest rate of population growth in the state, after almost doubling its population in the last ten years. Most of the population growth

1872-554: The 20th century, the original municipality of Querétaro divided into three: Querétaro, El Marqués and Corregidora . The district system as a political entity was abolished after the Mexican Revolution , with the municipality as the base of local government. The first municipal president was Alfonso Camacho who took office in 1917. No major battles were fought here during the Mexican Revolution but various of

1944-505: The 260,000 who attended in 2008. The 2009 event had concerts featuring traditional Mexican music, rock and jazz. Some of the international artists came from Italy, Argentina, and Brazil. Featured Mexican artists included Pindekuechua, a traditional music group from Morelia , Grupo Esparza from Guanajuato and Jazzcorps from Toluca . According to the latest definitions by the National Population Council (CONAPO),

2016-471: The Aztecs, did not make warfare a large part of their culture. The Spanish city of Santiago de Querétaro was founded on 25 July 1531, when Spaniard Hernán Pérez Bocanegra y Córdoba arrived with the allied Otomi leader Conín (later named Hernando de Tapia) who was the administrative head of the Otomi peoples living in Aztec controlled territory. On this date, the Spanish and their Nahuan allies were battling

2088-462: The Conspiracy of 1810. With the conspiracy discovered, she still managed to get a warning to Miguel Hidalgo. He eluded capture and rushed to Dolores, where he gave his famous grito (the cry for independence) . For her actions, La Corregidora was imprisoned several times between 1810 and 1817. She died impoverished and forgotten, but was later remembered when she became the first woman to appear on

2160-635: The Mexican government enacted a protectionist policy that mandated all vehicles assembled in Mexico have engines and transmissions 100-percent manufactured in Mexico. A joint venture was formed which included one of Ford's large transmissions suppliers – Clark Transmissions – and two entrepreneurial companies based in Mexico. TREMEC's first transmissions would be produced later that same year. Quer%C3%A9taro City Santiago de Querétaro ( Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe keˈɾetaɾo] ; Otomi : Dähnini Maxei), most commonly known as Querétaro ,

2232-452: The STD. If this is not visually accessible, the color of the synchronizer rings can be used to distinguish the two types, with the oil fill plug removed. WC transmissions should be filled with automatic transmission fluid , while STD models use 50W gear oil . STD transmissions are rated at up to 265 lb⋅ft (359 N⋅m) of input torque with a 2.95:1 first gear. Most STD transmissions have

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2304-492: The Spaniard Crisóstomo López y Valdez, only creoles attended. The tertulias of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez culminated in the Conspiracy of 1810, which was discovered before they had planned to act. On 13 September 1810, Epigmenio González was arrested for having stockpiled weapons for an insurgency and the next day Mayor Miguel Domínguez and his wife Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez were arrested for their roles in

2376-557: The T-5 to the S-10/S-15 compact pickup trucks ; then in 1983, both Ford (Mustang) and GM (Camaro/Firebird) picked up the T-5 for their pony cars . The T-5 has become a popular restomod option for older and classic manual transmission cars, as the overdrive gear can improve fuel economy. In general, retrofitting the T-5 is straightforward for many rear-drive Fords from the 1960s and 1970s, as they are dimensionally compatible. The T-5

2448-902: The WC ranged from 3.35 to 3.97:1; the Ford Mustang SVO had a unique 3.50:1 first gear for 1986. TREMEC TREMEC ( Transmisiones y Equipos Mecánicos SA de CV , formerly Transmission Technology Corporation , TTC ) is a manufacturer of automobile transmissions and drivetrain components based in Querétaro, Mexico . Torque transfer solutions from TREMEC are found in products ranging from supercars and high-performance sports cars to severe duty, vocational and commercial vehicles worldwide. The portfolio of products includes manual transmissions , dual-clutch transmissions , hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) solutions, gears , driveshafts , clutches , mechatronic systems , transmission control units , and control software. The company

2520-553: The Zenea Garden and the Rosalio Solano Theatre as well as the various plazas around the city center. The festival is held during Holy Week holiday to attract Mexican and international visitors to the city. The event starts with an inaugural parade through the streets of the historic center, starting from Corregidora Street to Constituyentes, Angela Peralta, Juárez, Madera, and Guerrero streets. The parade ends at

2592-496: The area and founding a Spanish city. However, the initial attempts to establish the city of Querétaro were repelled by the locals, forcing Bocanegra south and establishing the cities of Huimilpan and Acámbaro . Bocanegra continued negotiating with the lord of Xilotepeque, Conín. The lord's cooperation was gained, for which he was eventually credited for bringing an end to the Spanish-Chichime/Otomi conflict and

2664-589: The area directly, considering it a bulwark against the Chichimeca lands to the north. The Otomi were the most populous ethnicity in Xilotepec although there were other groups, primarily Chichimeca as well. These two groups are still found here today. During the pre-Hispanic and colonial times, the Otomi were organized into familial clan like groups with defined territories, living in stone, wood or adobe dwellings. They were sedentary farmers, who fought, but unlike

2736-421: The buildings from the 16th century have remained intact, due to the violence during the city's initial development, which reached its peak in the 17th century. As a result, most of the city's oldest structures are of Baroque style . Querétaro is considered to be one of the cradles of Mexican Independence and much of the credit is given to Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez . She was the wife of the city's mayor, called

2808-432: The city is called Blvd. Bernardo Quintana , and this is the main road of the city, stretching from its southernmost part near City Hall, to the new industrial areas northwest of downtown. Federal Highway 45 crosses the city, south of downtown. Cinco de Febrero Ave joins them in a north–south route. The three of them form a sort of ring road around downtown. The railway line that connects Mexico City with western Mexico bisects

2880-746: The city itself. There are two wrestling or Lucha Libre Arenas in the city, the Arena Querétaro that has matches from the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, the Desastre Total Ultraviolento, and the Auditorio Arteaga a multipurpose venue that hosts Libertadores de Querétaro basketball and AAA fights. The Auditorio Arteaga also serves as Basketball stadium for the city team Libertadores and for traditional wrestling, volleyball and other sports. This venue has

2952-558: The city. The Libramiento Sur-Poniente is a new ring road under construction, though parts of it already exist. When completed, it will join Bernardo Quintana on its southeastern part, go around the city in its southwestern and western parts, and reach the northern suburb of Santa Rosa Jauregui. Currently, there is work in progress that aims to extend Bernardo Quintana on its northwestern end to this ring road. Another freeway, named after missionary Junípero Serra who founded

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3024-484: The city. Also a large number of those seeking to migrate to the northern Mexican states or to the United States pass through here. This has led to commerce being the largest economic activity in the municipality. Tourism has grown as a sector of the economy, especially in the city proper, and is now one of the most important, accounting for 21 percent of the gross product of the city. Both Standard & Poor's and

3096-442: The city. There are also conventional taxis. The city also has a large inter-city bus terminal. Querétaro International Airport began operations in 2004, replacing the old Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport in the city. The airport handles passengers and freight of both transport and private airplanes, and in recent years became of the fastest growing airports in Mexico in terms of passengers. Plans to convert

3168-651: The country's butterfly species including the endangered Humboldt, the Jaguar the Oso Negro and the Guacamaya. Plant species include 1,710 different species including endangered species and is considered to be one of the best-preserved forested areas in Mexico. The Missionary Route of Friar Junípero Serra passes through here as caves such as the Sótano del Barro are located here. Economic growth has been outstanding during

3240-467: The current historic center is. The Spanish part of the city was laid out by D. Juan Sanchez de Alaniz, and the indigenous section was laid out in the traditional Otomi manner. The first city council convened in 1535, and the settlement was named a Pueblo de Indios (Indian Village) in 1537, ending the encomiendas. During this time, the Franciscans arrived for missionary work, who were later joined by

3312-966: The deconcentration of the economic activities (industry and service) and the emergence of a housing market lead to significant growth in cities like Querétaro. Major corporations headquartered in Querétaro include Bombardier Aerospace (an airplane manufacturing facility in Mexico), Kellogg's , Samsung Electronics , Daewoo , and Colgate-Palmolive . Harman International Industries , General Electric , Michelin , Tetra Pak , Siemens Mexico , New Holland , Faurecia , ABC Group, Autoliv , TRW Automotive , Tremec , Valeo , Funai , Procter & Gamble , Nestlé , Pilgrim's Pride , Santander Bank's call center for Latin America, Mabe Mexico , Irizar , Scania , Hitachi , Kostal, Aernnova, Dana , Dow Chemical , Bose , Alpha Hilex, Saint-Gobain , Flex-N-Gate , ThyssenKrupp , and TCS. The Festival of Santiago de Querétaro

3384-647: The factions passed through here given the state's location between the northern states and Mexico City. On 2 February 1916, the city was named the provisional capital of the country by President Venustiano Carranza on account of the Constituent Congress that was to convene there and that enacted the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States on 5 February the following year. This constitution still remains

3456-549: The famous wine producer from Spain Freixenet . Wine production in the state of Querétaro is now the second largest in Mexico after that of the Baja California region. Major international corporations in the aerospace, electronics, automotive, chemical, food, and financial areas have their national headquarters in Querétaro. In the Otomi language , it is referred to as "Maxei" or "Ndamaxei", which means ball game and

3528-517: The fifth best in Latin America, ahead of Miami in 6th place. The ranking takes into account variables such as telecommunications, innovation, quality of life, urban expansion, and crime statistics. In its 2007 survey entitled "Cities of the Future", FDI magazine ranked Querétaro as having the third highest cost effectiveness of all North American cities between 500,000 and two million people. In

3600-486: The government of the border municipality of Apaseo el Alto in the state of Guanajuato announced the construction of an urbanization for 120,000 inhabitants, which will be part of the metropolitan area of Santiago de Querétaro. Querétaro is the crossroads of Mexico. Federal Highway 57 , which runs from Mexico City to Piedras Negras, Coahuila , crosses Querétaro. Federal Highway 45 leaves Querétaro westbound, towards Guanajuato. The part of Federal Highway 57 that crosses

3672-536: The grand ball game respectively. In the Mendocino Codex the town is called Tlaschco or Tlaxco, from the Nahuatl word for ball game. However, Querétaro most likely comes from k'eri ireta rho, meaning place of the great people, especially since during Aztec times about 15,000 people lived here. Querétaro has an Aztec glyph to represent it as it was a tributary province. In 1655, it received a coat of arms from

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3744-611: The highest elevations at mountains called El Buey, Pie de Gallo, El Patol, El Nabo, and El Paisano. The city proper is on a plain at 1,900 meters. There is only one river, the Querétaro River, which carved the La Cañada. There are numerous streams, many of them seasonal, and fresh water springs near the mountain areas. The territory contains deposits of gold, silver, manganese, tin, mercury, lead, zinc, opal, quartz, cantera stone (for building) among other minerals. Querétaro has

3816-441: The historic center of Querétaro was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO . The city is a strong business and economic center and a vigorous service center that is experiencing an ongoing social and economic revitalization. All this has resulted in high levels of migration from other parts of Mexico. Querétaro has seen outstanding industrial and economic development since the mid-1990s. The Querétaro metropolitan area has

3888-483: The input and output shafts and a straight roller bearing on the counter gear. The T-5 is a T4 with an added overdrive gear. The T-5 carries a part number of 1352-000- xxx , where xxx is a three-digit application-specific number ranging from 001 to 260 that also can be used to distinguish World Class from Standard T-5 transmissions. The first T-5s were installed in the AMC Spirit / Concord . In 1982, GM began fitting

3960-606: The last decade. Today, Querétaro is a middle class city in terms of PPP GDP, with $ 20,000, The municipality of Querétaro was ranked 23rd in Mexico on the United Nations Index of Human Development. Querétaro debuted in 13th place in the 2006 rankings of the "Best Cities to do Business in Latin America" in América Economía , a leading economic magazine. In the 2007 rankings, it is considered the second best place in Mexico to do business, after Monterrey and

4032-552: The law of the land. On 10 September 1996, the Legislature of Querétaro amended the state constitution to restore "Santiago de Querétaro" as the capital's official name. Santiago de Querétaro is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Querétaro. It is located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is 213 kilometers (132 mi) northwest of Mexico City , 63 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 kilometers (120 mi) south of San Luis Potosí . The municipality has

4104-465: The local insurgent Otomi and Chichimecas at a hill now known as Sangremal and which was called Ynlotepeque and considered sacred in pre-Hispanic times. Chronicles of this event, such as that written by Friar Isidro Félix de Espinoza, state that the Chichimeca were at the point of winning when a total eclipse of the sun occurred. This supposedly scared the Chichimeca and the Spanish claimed to have seen an image of Saint James (the patron saint of Spain) riding

4176-568: The municipality include the Peña Colorado, Tángano, Parque Ecologicao Joya-La Barreta and the El Cimatario National Park . Near the city is the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro , part of the Sierra Madre Oriental , was declared by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. This protected area is very rugged terrain, filled with canyons, steep mountains, waterfalls and deep abysses with a total expansion of 24,803 hectares. The area contains 360 species of birds, 130 species of mammals, 71 of reptiles and twenty-three of amphibians. It also contains about thirty percent of

4248-548: The municipality's population. Major employers now are the industrial parks that surround the city and extend to San Juan del Río . These include the Zona Industrial Benito Juarez, Parque Industrial Querétaro, Parque Industrial Jurica Parque La Montaña and the Querétaro-San Juan del Río Industrial Corridor. Most of the businesses operating here are foreign-owned or were built with foreign investment funds. Industries include machine and auto parts, food processing, paper products, printing, chemicals and glass. Querétaro's economic growth

4320-422: The newspaper Reforma have ranked Querétaro as one of the safest cities to live in with the highest quality of life in Mexico. According to the Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustenable Municipal, the city is expected to increase in size 35 percent over the next 20 to 25 years. Economic growth for 2009 and 2010 was predicted to be between one and two percent due to the worldwide economic downturn. Especially changes like

4392-460: The old airport into an international one began in 1999, after studies indicated the need for such. Construction of infrastructure began in 2002. The city and its surroundings are home to some of the most important universities in Mexico. The most prestigious universities in Mexico, the National Autonomous University of Mexico , the Universidad Anáhuac and the ITESM (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), have set campuses at

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4464-413: The outskirts where significant research is carried out. UNAM is a public institution and the Universidad Anáhuac and the ITESM-Querétaro are private. The city is also home to more than seven research centers. Among the most important are CIATEQ, CIDESI and CIDETEQ. There are also several private research centers. The city has one of the most modern stadiums in Mexico, the Estadio Corregidora , built for

4536-410: The overall classification of large cities, Querétaro was ranked sixth. Until the 1970s, agriculture had been the overwhelming basis of the economy of the municipality outside the city and commerce within it. Since then, the expansion of industry and the growth of the city, which started in the 1950s, have diminished the importance of agriculture and the land available for it. It now only employs .01% of

4608-472: The recent years. Especially the cities' high security reason also attracts people from other countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Spain and many others. Due to the high number of migrants, the municipality is currently considering implementing the Institute for Migrant Assistance to make migration more visible and hence increase structure, legality and safety. Querétaro is among the top five most competitive metropolitan areas in Mexico. In January 2008,

4680-436: The second highest per capita GDP among Mexico's metropolitan areas with US$ 20,000 after Monterrey . The city is the fastest-growing in the country, basing its economy on IT and data centers, logistics services, aircraft manufacturing and maintenance, call centers, the automotive and machinery industries, and the production of chemicals and food products. The region of Querétaro has a rapidly growing vineyards agriculture and hosts

4752-478: The site where public officials open the event. Over the eight days, both Mexican and international artists perform and exhibit their work. Events include music, painting, dance, photography, literature, special workshops and a children's pavilion. One final day, there is a culinary event were visitors can sample regional cuisine from restaurants of the city. The 2009 event has 110 events and with an expected attendance of about 3,150,000 people in total, far exceeding

4824-421: Was defeated at the Siege of Querétaro , where the liberals took him prisoner along with Generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía . In May 1867, the emperor was sentenced to death along with Mejía and Miramón in the Cerro de las Campanas. From 1869 to 1879, the districts were subdivided into municipalities, which the city of Querétaro as seat of both the municipality of Querétaro and the district of Querétaro. In

4896-410: Was made the Spanish governor of the area. However, most of Querétaro's early colonial history was marked by skirmishes between the remaining Chichimeca insurgency and the Spanish authorities, with one of the first being over the establishment of encomiendas . Conín separated the indigenous and Spanish residents of the new city, with the indigenous on and around Sangremal hill and the Spanish around where

4968-420: Was promulgated in the city in 1825, with the city as head of one of the state's six districts. In 1847, it was declared the capital of Mexico when U.S. forces invaded the country. One year later, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in this city, ceding almost half of Mexico's territory and ending the war. In 1854, another treaty signed here led to the Gadsden Purchase . In 1867, Maximilian I of Mexico

5040-403: Was settled around AD 200 by Mesoamerican groups moving north, and archeological sites here show Teotihuacan influences. From the Classic Period , there were two population centers in this area called Toluquilla and Las Ranas . The mountain now known as El Cerrito was a ceremonial center, but was later abandoned for unknown reasons. In the later pre-Hispanic period, the area was populated by

5112-461: Was solicited by Viceroy Luis de Velasco , in recognition of Querétaro's growth, agricultural production, industry and educational institutions. By the 18th century, it was informally known as the "Pearl of the Bajío" and "The Third City of the Viceroyalty". By the 17th century, the Franciscans had been joined by the Dieguinos, who built the monastery of San Antonio, the Jesuits, who built the Colleges of San Ignacio and San Francisco Javier as well as

5184-605: Was visited on occasion by Ignacio Allende , Juan Aldama , Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez , Miguel Domínguez and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla . This associación was important for the early organisation of those seeking independence for Mexico. However the most famous of the tertulias was hosted by Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez herself at what is now the Palace of the Corregidora. Originally, they were open to both creoles and Spanish-born but after an altercation between Ignacio Allende and

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