page_title: Tepic
section_title: Notable locals
hierarchical_section_title: Tepic / Notable locals
caption_attribution_description: Español: Vista desde el cerro de la Cruz de las ruinas de Jauja en Tepic, Nayarit
context_page_description: Tepic is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit.
  It is located in the central part of the state, at 21°30′30″N 104°53′35″W.
  It stands at an altitude of 915 metres above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometres north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Nearby are the extinct Sangangüey volcano and its crater lake. Tepic is the primary urban center of this rich agricultural region; major crops include sugarcane, tobacco and citrus fruits.
  The city was founded in 1531 as Villa del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España.
context_section_description: Juan Escutia: Boy hero of the Battle of Chapultepec. Born in Tepic, between 1828 and 1832, on the morning of 13 September 1847, he fought to prevent invading U.S. forces from capturing Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. After a brave defense, he is reported to have wrapped himself in the national flag and leaped to his death.
  Luis E. Miramontes: Chemist, co-inventor of the first contraceptive pill
  Amado Nervo: Poet and diplomat.
  Antonio Rivas Mercado.
  Emilia Ortiz: Contemporary painter, caricaturist and poet, after whom the major downtown Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Emilia Ortiz has been named.
  Gustavo Ayón: NBA basketball player
  Francisco Guerrero (politician): Mayor of San Francisco, 1836-1842.
  Luis Ernesto Franco: Mexican actor.
  Joaquín Cosío: Mexican actor.
  Manuel Lozada.
caption: View of the ruins of Jauja
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