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==History== | ==History== | ||
The first established the Spanish settlement in the Colima Valley was called Caxitlán in 1523, making it the third oldest functioning city government in Mexico. The state’s first port at Tzalahua would be an important site for about 300 years of Spanish colonial rule as a line of defense and a commercial center. | |||
Colima would lose territory during the colonial period to 1822, and further into the 19th century. | |||
<br><br> | From the early colonial period, Colima was a province that answered to Mexico City. In 1789, the parish of Colima was incorporated into the diocese of Guadalajara and in 1796, Colima was converted into a sub delegation of the province of Guadalajara.<br> | ||
In 1824, with Mexico’s first constitution, Colima was an independent territory of Mexico, However, it was integrated with Michoacán later in 1837. In 1846, Colima became a separate territory again, and in 1856, was made a state with the triumph of the Liberals. Its status as a state was reaffirmed by the 1857 Mexican Constitution.<br> | |||
During the Mexican Revolution, there were no major battles but there were local clashes. After the war, social organizations that would mark Mexico’s development for much of the 20th century were created in Colima.<br> | |||
However, Mexico’s struggles with drug traffickers have not skipped the state, which is along Pacific Coast drug smuggling routes. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colima] | |||
==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico== | ==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico== | ||
To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. These two online classes will teach you how to find that information: | To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. These two online classes will teach you how to find that information: | ||