Tierra Colorada

Tierra Colorada on the map of Guerrero

Tierra Colorada is a city in Mexico. It is located in the state of Guerrero and is the seat of the municipios Juan R. Escudero. It lies on the highway between Mexico City and Acapulco.

In 2005, the city had 10,502 inhabitants.

History

1848, the urban area of ​​Juan Álvarez by building a hacienda was first settled. 1854 saw the establishment as a village by different families. 1911 acquired Julián Blanco ( 1857-1915 ) together with his children Teodoro Bonifacio Florentino and Marciano the country.

On 27 May 1912, Colonel Martín Vicario settled in the wake of the Mexican Revolution to prevent the advance of the rebels and to support the garrison Dos Caminos in Tierra Colorada. An attack by rebel General Martín Vicario on August 3, 1913 caused great losses and led to the seizure of weapons and munitions.

By Decree No. 11 of 18 May 1923 by Governor Rodolfo Neri was Tierra Colorada part of the former town of Chilpancingo.

On the morning of March 26, 2013 occupied hundreds of armed men ( reports vary between 600 and 2000 ) the Tierra Colorada and surrounding places. They put the police chief Oscar Ulises Valles, eleven police officers and six civilians they accused of membership in organized crime, fixed. The armed members of a vigilante group ( policías comunitarios ) responded to the killing of one of their commanders the day before. They kept the region for almost 24 hours under their control and handed over to the persons set after negotiations with regional mayors and the prosecutor of the State of Guerrero, Martha Elva Garzón, the authorities. She then withdrew.