# Teocaltiche

Teocaltiche (Nahuatl languages: Teocaltillitzin "place near the temple") is a town and municipality in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the northeastern highlands region of Jalisco, commonly referred to in Spanish as "Los Altos de Jalisco". The grasshopper or "chapulin" is a popular icon for the town.
Teocaltiche is one of the oldest settlements with Hispanic influence from the time of the Spanish conquest. The "Hospital de los Indios" (or alternatively "la Capilla") is a chapel in the city centre and the oldest standing building of Teocaltiche, built around 1546 by the Spanish conquistadors. The territory was conquered by Cristóbal de Oñate and Manuel de Ibarra in March 1530 on the order of Nuño de Guzmán.

## Economy

Main manufacture of the region is agricultural products and livestock. The farmers raise horses, cows, sheep, pigs, poultry, and goats. Agriculture includes the production of onions, corn, oats, beans, and alfalfa. There are also many artisans that sell hand-crafted goods, such as woven serapes and chess sets.

## Notable people

* Ángel Alonzo, footballer
* José Guadalupe Cruz, comics writer and screenwriter
* Mario Díaz Pérez, Mexican football manager and former football player
* Heber Garcia, footballer

## Government
### Municipal presidents

| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
| Hernando Martel | 1550 | | Senior mayor |
| Tiburcio Muñoz Mejía | 1928–1929 | | |
| Zacarías Organista Orodoría | 1930–1931 | PNR | |
| Filiberto Mejía Villalobos | 1932–1933 | PNR | |
| Ángel Acero Saucedo | 1934–1935 | PNR | |
| Antonio Oropeza Gómez | 1936 | PNR | |
| Mariano Álvarez Villalobos | 1937 | PNR | |
| Antonio Chávez Álvarez | 1938–1939 | PRM | |
| J. Jesús Ramírez Silva | 1940–1941 | PRM | |
| J. Rosalío Becerra González | 1942–1943 | PRM | |
| Víctor Pérez Jiménez | 1944–1946 | PRM | |
| Filiberto Mejía Villalobos | 1947–1948 | PRI | |
| Pablo A. Ramírez | 1949–1952 | PRI | |
| Eusebio Jáuregui Mercado | 01-01-1953–31-12-1955 | PRI | |
| Benjamín Sánchez Morán | 01-01-1956–31-12-1958 | PRI | |
| José Lenin Oropeza Marina | 01-01-1959–31-12-1961 | PRI | |
| Atanacio Martínez Villalpando | 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 | PRI | |
| Eladio Jáuregui Mora | 01-01-1965–1966 | PRI | |
| Ernesto Ríos González | 1966–31-12-1967 | PRI | Acting municipal president |
| Rafael Pérez Aguirre | 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 | PRI | |
| Arturo Padilla Padilla | 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 | PRI | |
| J. Concepción Hernández Martín | 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 | PRI | |
| Salvador Alba Romo | 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 | PRI | |
| N/A | 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 | | |
| Benjamín Ruiz Aguayo | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI | |
| Rigoberto Ramírez Cornejo | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI | |
| Alfredo Berard Ávila | 01-01-1989–1992 | PRI | |
| Ramón Vidaurri Jáuregui | 1992–1995 | PRI | |
| Rafael Pérez Villegas | 1995–1997 | PAN | |
| Roberto López Delgado Flores | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PRI | |
| Juan Manuel López Delgado | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI | |
| Emma Muñoz Covarrubias | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI | |
| Antonio Díaz González | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRI | |
| José Luis Martínez Velázquez | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN | |
| Juan Manuel González Jiménez | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI PVEM | Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| Abel Hernández Márquez | 01-10-2015–22-03-2018 | PAN | Applied for a temporary leave to run for reelection, which he got |
| Daniel Avelar Álvarez | 22-03-2018–2018 | PAN | Acting municipal president |
| Abel Hernández Márquez | 2018–2021 | PAN PRD MC | Was reelected on 01-07-2018. Applied for a leave to run backed by the PAN political party towards the local deputation for district 3 of Jalisco, which he obtained in the election of 06-06-2021 |
| Pablo Alejandro Olmos Martínez | 24-02-2021–18-05-2021 | MC | Acting municipal president |
| Carolina Reyes Chávez | 2021–30-09-2021 | PAN PRD MC | Acting municipal president |
| Juan Manuel Vallejo Pedroza | 01-10-2021– | Morena | |