Querétaro, Querétaro

Santiago de Querétaro () is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the state o Querétaro locatit in central Mexico. It is locatit 213 km northwast o Mexico Ceety, 96 km sootheast o San Miguel de Allende an 200 km sooth o San Luis Potosí. The foondin date o the ceety is gien as 25 Julie 1531, when durin a battle atween the Spaingie an the natives o the aurie, an eclipse occurred durin which Saunt James on a white horse carryin a pink cross supposedly appeared, causin the natives o the auries tae surrender. In reality, Spaingie dominion here wis gradual.

The day, the ceety is ane o the fastest-growin in the kintra, wi its economic base in industries sic as chemicals, paper products an machinery. This haes caused the ceety an the metropolitan aurie tae attract mony migrants frae ither pairts o Mexico.

The ceety o Queretaro haes haed an ootstaundin industrial an economic development in the last 15 year. In 2009 Queretaro wis the metropolitan aurie wi the heichest GDP per caipita in Mexico wi US$20,000.

 Sister ceeties 
  Orange, Unitit States
  Holland, Unitit States
  Bakersfield, Unitit States
  Santiago, Chile
  Santiago de Compostela, Spain

References

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 Municipio de Querétaro  Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)

Category:Caipitals o states o Mexico
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Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Mexico
Category:Querétaro
Category:Municipalities o Querétaro
Category:Populatit places established in 1531