Mazatlán
23.236111111111 - 106.41527777778Koordinaten: 23 ° 14 ' N, 106 ° 25' W
Mazatlan is a city in Mexico. It is located in the state of Sinaloa, whose administrative headquarters is the city. It is located on the Pacific coast, opposite the southern tip of Baja California.
Mazatlan is a word derived from Nahuatl and means " place of the deer ". The city was founded in 1820. In the mid-19th century a large group of German immigrants came to the city, the extensions Mazatlán into a thriving commercial and port city. The town's development was mainly based on the import of equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines. In the period from 1859 to 1873 Mazatlán was the capital of Sinaloa. In March 1900 established three German -born master brewer Cerveceria del Pacífico the.
Mazatlan with a population of 340,000 ( as of 2000) is the second largest city in the state of Sinaloa and Mexico's largest commercial port. The city is a popular tourist destination, many resort hotels along the beach are the visible evidence. The El Faro Lighthouse applies with its location of 152 meters above sea level than the second highest location in the world after that of Gibraltar. A car ferry guaranteed trade relations across the Gulf of California from Mazatlán to La Paz
Known far beyond the city's borders include the beach Olas Oltas and leading past him Paseo Olas Altas and the location at which number 166 Hotel Belmar, where, especially in the 1950s, many Hollywood stars have spent their holidays.
In 2005, Mazatlan hosted the " Serie del Caribe ". This is a baseball tournament with teams from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
Mazatlan is accessible by air via the General Rafael Buelna International Airport.
Diocese of Mazatlán
- Diocese of Mazatlán
Sons and daughters of the town
- Enrique Alonso (1923-2004), actor
- Juan Carrasco (1876-1922), revolutionary, and general
- Genaro Estrada Félix (1887-1937), historian and diplomat
- Said Godínez, ( born 1975 ), football player
- Antonio Haas (1923-2007), journalist and writer, according to the Mazatlan is also a theater is named.
- Lorena Herrera ( born 1967), actress
- Pedro Infante (1917-1957), actor and singer
- Ramón F. Iturbe (1889-1970), army officer and politician
- Jesús Rodríguez Kumate (* 1924), physician and politician
- Antonio López Sáenz ( b. 1936 ), painter and sculptor
- Enrique Patrón de Rueda, conductor
- Alejandro Quijano (1883-1957), lawyer and journalist
- Sara Ramirez ( born 1975 ), actress
- Francisco Rodriguez ( born 1981 ), football player
- Ramón Rubin ( * 1912), writer
- Brian Sánchez ( * 1989), Boxer ( "The Killer" )
- Sergio Sauceda (* 1973), Athlete
- Lourdes Urrea (born 1954 ), writer and actress
- Diego Valadés Ríos ( b. 1945 ), lawyer and politician
- Adolfo Wilhelmy (1887-1958), writer
Twinning
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