San Joaquín | |
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Coordinates: 20°59′N 99°30′W / 20.983°N 99.500°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Querétaro |
Area | |
• Total | 499 km2 (193 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,865 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central) |
San Joaquín is a municipality in the central Mexican state of Querétaro. [1]
Before the Spanish, the site at "Ranas" was a mining center, principally for cinnabar which was used as a pigment. The "Ranas" site was first mined about 400C.E. [2] In 1622 the village of "San Nicolás Tolentino en el Paraje de las Rana" was founded. [2] In 1682 the community of Ojo de Agua de Ranas was founded. [1]
In 1724 Viceroy Juan de Acuña, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte granted the first land in the municipality. [1] In 1728 the first Spanish mine was opened at San Juan Nepomuceno. [1]
In 1864 the name "San Joaquín" was first used on a map. [1]
The municipality of San Joaquín covers an area of 499 km², and is located between 99° 22' and 99° 39' West longitude, and between 21° 07' and 20° 53' North latitude. [1] Altitude varies from a low of 600 meters to heights of 2,700 meters. [3]