Yahualica is a town and municipality in the northeastern part of Jalisco, Mexico. It is one of the 125 municipalities that make up the state of Jalisco.
Yahualica covers some 563.3 square kilometers and shares borders with the state of Zacatecas.
The name Yahualica is thought to be derived from the indigenous roots of the Nahuas. It may be from "ayahuitl" meaning fog and "calli" meaning house, making Yahualica "the house of fog." Another proposed translation of Ayahuitl is "place surrounded by water" or "the round place".
History
1165: The region's inhabitants were the Tecuexes, who later fought the Aztecs for control of the territory.
1530s: The Spanish, led by Cristóbal de Oñate, conquered the region.
1824: Yahualica was constituted a municipality.
Construction of the main temple in pink quarry, between the years 1850 and 1876.
It became a political and judicial police station in 1896.
It was renamed Yahualica de González Gallo in 1964.
Transportation
Yahualica is served by bus and taxi services, as well as highways leading into and out of Yahualica and throughout the city. The highway transit system includes Fed 71 and Jal 225 (Jal 225) which run entirely in the municipality. Fed 78, southbound, leads to Tepatitlán/Cuquío and northbound to Nochistlán/Aguascalientes. Jal 225 runs east towards the ranchos of Huisquilco, El Durazno, San Isidro, and Pastores.
The closest airports to Yahualica are
Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport ( away), Aguascalientes International Airport ( away) and Guadalajara International Airport ( away), each about a two-hour drive.
Economy
The economy of Yahualica is diverse, encompassing agriculture, stockbreeding, industry, commerce, and various services.
Stockbreeding
The region supports the raising of cattle, horses, and pigs, contributing to local agricultural and economic activity.
Gastronomy
Yahualica is known for its traditional cuisine, which includes birria, spicy salsa, tostadas, and regional candies.
One of the most distinctive products of the area is chile de árbol, a chili pepper that local producers claim is among the finest in the world due to its unique flavor and spiciness. The high quality of this chili is attributed to the region's soil, climate, and long-standing cultivation techniques. The cultivation of chile de árbol is a crucial economic activity, supporting approximately 300 families in the municipality. Additionally, more than a dozen local industries produce hot sauces, which are widely used in Mexican cuisine.
Agriculture
Key agricultural products in Yahualica include corn, sorghum, oats, chili, beans, and peaches.
Commerce
The local economy includes businesses dedicated to the sale of essential goods as well as mixed commercial establishments that offer a variety of products.
Industry
The primary industrial activities in Yahualica focus on technology and manufacturing.
Services
The region offers a range of services, including professional, financial, administrative, technical, social, tourism-related, personal, and maintenance services.
Forestry
Oak plantations contribute to the local forestry sector.
Mining
The area contains deposits of manganese, which represent a potential resource for economic development.
Fishing
Local fisheries harvest carp and tilapia from regional water sources.
Cultural and tourist attractions
Architecture
- Main square plaza
- Toledo hotel
- Benito Juárez theater
- Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel Catholic church (pictured at top right)
Sports
Yahualica has a soccer/futbol team in the Third Division of Mexico, Club Deportivo De Los Altos and C.D. Salamanca.
El Club Deportivo Gallos is the soccer team that represents the municipality in Third Division of Mexico, local and state tournaments.
Notable people
- José de Jesús González Gallo, politician
- Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Roman Catholic cardinal
- Antonio Martínez, footballer
- Martín Vásquez, footballer
Yahualica in fiction
Yahualica is the setting for the novel Al filo del agua, written by Agustín Yáñez.
Government
Municipal presidents
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|Fortino Toledo
|1900
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1900–1901
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Irineo Limón
|1901
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1901
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leandro Gómez
|1902
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|A. López Gallo
|1902
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leandro Gómez
|1902
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Fortino Toledo
|1903
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1903
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1903
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1903
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Fortino Toledo
|1903
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|A. López Gallo
|1904
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1904
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|A. López Gallo
|1904
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1904
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|A. López Gallo
|1904
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan E. Ruvalcaba
|1905
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|A. López Gallo
|1905
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Toledo
|1905
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|A. López Gallo
|1905
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|José Ma. Ruvalcaba
|1906
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Félix R. González
|1906
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Juan Casillas
|1906
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Nicolás García
|1907
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Cleotilde Quezada
|1907
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Nicolás García
|1907
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1908
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Lázaro García
|1908
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1908
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Nicolás García
|1909
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|R. Agredano
|1909
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Nicolás García
|1909
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|R. Agredano
|1910
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1910–1911
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Lázaro García
|1911
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Julián Limón
|1911
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1911
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Margarito Pérez
|1912
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Jesús Varela
|1912
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Margarito Pérez
|1912
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Jesús Varela
|1912
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1913
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1914
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1914
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Nicolás García
|1914–1915
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Fortino Toledo
|1915–1916
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Pedro Gómez Rodríguez
|1916
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Cesáreo Gómez
|1916
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Irineo Limón
|1917
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Eulalio López
|1917
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Fortino Toledo
|1917
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Irineo Limón
|1917
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Eulalio López
|1917
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Irineo Limón
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1918
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1919
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Villegas
|1919–1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Felipe Toledo
|1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Felipe Toledo
|1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Felipe Toledo
|1920
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Severiano Ruvalcaba
|1920–1921
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Limón
|1921
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1921
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|J. Jesús Limón
|1921
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Ruvalcaba
|1921
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Toledo
|1922
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1922
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Víctor Toledo
|1923
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Margarito Pérez
|1924
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Leopoldo Rodríguez
|1924
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Margarito Pérez
|1924
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1924
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Gregorio Macías
|1924
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Blas Ruvalcaba
|1924–1926
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Manuel Ruvalcaba
|1927
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Nicolás García
|1927
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Felipe González Gallo
|1927
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Cesáreo Gómez
|1927–1928
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|- style="background:#ffffff"
|Felipe González Gallo
|1928–1929
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Gregorio González Gallo
|1929
|PNR 21px|link=Partido Nacional Revolucionario
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Felipe González Gallo
|1930–1931
|PNR 21px|link=Partido Nacional Revolucionario
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Gregorio González Gallo
|1932–1933
|PNR 21px|link=Partido Nacional Revolucionario
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Tomás Limón González
|1934
|PNR 21px|link=Partido Nacional Revolucionario
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Canuto González Limón
|1935
|PNR 21px|link=Partido Nacional Revolucionario
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|J. Inés González Gallo
|1936–1937
|PNR 21px|link=Partido Nacional Revolucionario
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Heliodoro Álvarez G.
|1938
|PRM 22px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Víctor Limón R.
|1939
|PRM 21px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Heliodoro Álvarez G.
|1939
|PRM 21px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|J. Inés González Gallo
|1940
|PRM 21px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Tomás Limón González
|1941–1942
|PRM 21px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|J. Inés González Gallo
|1943–1944
|PRM 21px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Heliodoro Álvarez G.
|1945
|PRM 21px|link=Partido de la Revolución Mexicana
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Daniel Macías González
|1946
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Rubén Toledo González
|1947
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Elías Gómez Rodríguez
|1947–1948
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Miguel A. Limón R.
|1949
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|J. Jesús García R.
|1949–1951
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Francisco Martínez Rueda
|1951
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|C. Juan G. Macías
|1951–1952
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Ignacio Macías T.
|1953–1954
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Emilio Ruvalcaba R.
|1955
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|J. Jesús Toledo V.
|1956
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Porfirio Mercado S.
|1957–1958
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Emilio Ruvalcaba R.
|1959–1961
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Rafael Toledo M.
|1962–1964
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Celedonio Mejía R.
|1965–1967
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|José Molina Martínez
|01-01-1968–31-12-1970
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Miguel A. Limón R.
|01-01-1971–31-12-1973
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Adalberto González J.
|1974
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|José Vallejo Chávez
|1974–31-12-1976
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Ignacio Álvarez R.
|01-01-1977–31-12–1979
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Miguel Ángel García
|01-01-1980–31-12-1982
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Daniel Macías V.
|01-01-1983–31-12-1985
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Rubén Mejía Campa
|01-01-1986–1987
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|J. Guadalupe Lomelí González
|1987–31-12-1988
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Daniel Macías Velasco
|1989–1992
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Gregorio M. González Limón
|1992–1995
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ddeef6"
|Juan Alfredo Rangel López
|1995–1997
|PAN 22px
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|- style="background:#ddeef6"
|Faustino Plascencia Plascencia
|01-01-1998–31-12-2000
|PAN 22px
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|- style="background:#ddeef6"
|Sergio Octavio Castañeda Gutiérrez
|01-01-2001–31-12-2003
|PAN 22px
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|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|José Guadalupe Durán Jáuregui
|01-01-2004–31-12-2006
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
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|- style="background:#ddeef6"
|Elías Octavio Íñiguez Mejía
|01-01-2007–31-12-2009
|PAN 22px
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|- style="background:#ddeef6"
|Anastacio Mercado Martínez
|01-01-2010–30-09-2012
|PAN 22px
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|- style="background:#ddeef6"
|José Luis Íñiguez Gámez
|01-10-2012–30-09-2015
|PAN 22px
|
|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Alejandro Macías Velasco
|01-10-2015–30-09-2018
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional<br> PVEM 21px
|
|- style="background:#ffe1e1"
|Alejandro Macías Velasco
|01-10-2018–30-09-2021
|PRI 21px|link=Partido Revolucionario Institucional
|He was reelected on 1 July 2018
|- style="background:#ffd2b3"
|Danniela Julemmy Vázquez González
|01-10-2021–
|MC 22px
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