San José de Gracia, Michoacán

San José de Gracia is a parish in Michoacán, Mexico. It is not mentioned in any history of Mexico, neither is it referred to in any of the annals of the state of Michoacán. The area of San José de Gracia is approximately 231 square kilometers. It is located at the intersection of the 10th parallel and the 103rd meridian.

Often referred to on maps as Ornelas Michoacan, San Jose de Gracia is the municipal head of Marcos Castellanos County.

Its main activity is production of dairy products, cheeses, cream, and milk of all varieties.

San Jose de Gracia has 10,382 inhabitants.

Main activity is industrialized livestock and dairy production; maize, frijole and chick-pea cultivation.

Ojo de Rana: 897 Sabino: 676 San Miguel: 416

San Jose de Gracia is part of Marcos Castellanos, is a place located in the region that the Spaniards knew like “Provincia de Avalos”. In the year of 1564, the Virrey Don Luis de Velasco, granted earth favor for the creation of cattle stays in the “Llano de la Cruz”.

To a side of the population of the “Llano de la Cruz”, San Jose de Gracia was based. From 1886, the settlers of the “Llano de la Cruz”, agreed with the idea of diácono Esteban Zepeda, to raise a population with their seat, their cord temple and streets, and approximately in March 1888, with the authorization of the bishop Jose Maria Cázarez and Martinez, the outlines of the village began. In he himself year, the name of San Jose occurred him, ignoring itself because it was added to him “de Gracia”. That´s only a leyend. The real foundation of San Jose de Gracia, was made by four brothers; Gregorio, Andrés, Bernando and Fermin Gonzalez, in March 19, 1888. Their statues are located in the capital of the town.

In 1898, the vicar of San Jose de Gracia, was delimited well: “a little above 230 kilometers square of surface, a town and twenty-five rancherías, more than three thousand Christians and around nine thousand bovine ones. San Jose had appearance unmistakable of a town of you marinate raised on a hill”. In 1909, to San Jose de Gracia the category of possession was granted him, giving him to it to its territorial scope, the name of “Tenencia de Ornelas”, in honor to the general who died in defense of the seat of Jiquilpan against the French. The new Tenencia, let belong to the municipality of Sahuayo and it was integrated to the municipality of Jiquilpan. On June 11 of 1927, about 500 men of San Jose de Gracia, decided the insurrection during the cristeras fights. In 1940, still being President of the Republic general Cárdenas visited San Jose de Gracia.

On December 30 of 1967, the municipality of Marcos Castellanos was created by means of decree, with head in Ornelas, soon San Jose de Gracia. This decree, was executed until August 9, 1968.

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