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San Luis Potosí, commonly
called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in, the
Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. At an elevation of 1,850 meters (6,070 feet),
t he
city is 300 metres higher than the American city of Denver, Colorado, a city
often noted for its altitude.
San Luis Potosí is located in the west-central part of the state of San Luis
Potosí, at 22.16°N, 100.98°W. In the census of 2005 the city had a population of
685,934, while the municipality had a population of
730,950. The metropolitan area of Greater San Luis Potosí, which includes the
neighboring municipality of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, had a population of
957,753. The municipality has an area of 1,443.14 km² (557.2 sq mi).
The city is named after Louis IX of France (also known in Mexico as San Luis Rey
de Francia, Saint Louis, King of France), its patron saint. The Potosí was added
in reference to the fabulously rich mines of Potosí, Bolivia, discovered some
forty years before the city was founded. The city is known for its European
influenced architecture. Architecturally, downtown San Luis is very similar to
cities in Spain.
A Franciscan mission was established in the city in 1583, nine years before the
city's founding in 1592. San Luis grew rapidly thanks to the region's rich gold
and silver mines, a source of the Mexican treasures that filled the Manila
galleons[citation needed].
For a time in 1863 during the French invasion of gross, San Luis Potosí served
as the capital of the republican government under President Benito Juárez.
The Plan of San Luis Potosí, issued November 20, 1910, was the opening shot of
Mexico's revolution against the dictator Porfirio Díaz. The Mexican presidential
election of 1910 was stolen when Díaz had his opponent Francisco I. Madero
arrested and imprisoned. Madero fled and issued the Plan of San Luis Potosí,
declaring the election void and calling upon Mexicans to take up arms against
the government.
Today, the downtown is one of plazas and colonial architecture. The "Plaza de
Armas" is home to a cathedral and governor's palace (1770), and chatting couples
and families enjoying popsicles can be seen around the city at times. The nearby
"Templo de Nuestra Señora del Carmen," with its colorful tiled domes and famous
altars, is considered among Mexico's finest churches. In addition, San Luis is
home to the bullring Plaza de Toros Fermin Rivera.
Outside the city center, a modern industrial city has begun t o
grow.
De la Paz TheaterThe Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP) is in the
city. Based on a Jesuit College founded in 1624, the Instituto Científico y
Literario was raised to the category of a university in 1923, and is recognized
as one of Latin America's best universities.
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