Guanajuato

[gwah-nah-hwah-taw]

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noun

a state in central Mexico. 11,805 sq. mi. (30,575 sq. km).
a city in and the capital of this state: center of the silver-mining region.

Guanajuato

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noun

a state of central Mexico, on the great central plateau: mountainous in the north, with fertile plains in the south; important mineral resources. Capital: Guanajuato. Pop: 4 656 761 (2000). Area: 30 588 sq km (11 810 sq miles)
a city in central Mexico, capital of Guanajuato state: founded in 1554, it became one of the world's richest silver-mining centres. Pop: 80 000 (2005 est)

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“The community is coming out strong to show that they are not welcome in our community,” said Solache, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Guanajuato, Mexico.

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Seven Mexican youths have been shot dead at a festivity organised by the Catholic Church in the central state of Guanajuato.

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Guanajuato, where San Bartolo de Berrios is located, had the highest number of murders of any state in Mexico in 2024 with a total of 2,597 homicides.

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During last year’s elections, slain candidates included a mayoral aspirant stabbed to death in the gulf coast state of Tamaulipas after a breakfast event, and mayoral hopefuls shot dead during campaign stops in the states of Guerrero and Guanajuato.

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The killing of Rosa Alma Barragán, in the town of Moroleon in Guanajuato is just one example.

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