| has gloss | eng: The Huentitán Canyon is a gorge carved by the Grand Santiago river (considered Mexico's second largest river) is located in the Western Mexico, in the north of the municipality of Guadalajara and between the limits of the municipalities of Tonalá, Zapotlanejo, Ixtlahuacán del Río and Zapopan in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. It measures approximately 1.137 hectares and it has a depth average of 600 meters of difference. The difference in altitudes of the higher contour (1.520 msnm) and lowest (1.000 mvsl) is 520 meters (1,706 feet) in the point of the rail of fonicular. This canyon is also named Oblatos-Huentitán due to the areas in the city crossed by it, called Oblatos and Huentitán respectively. Several important events in the history of Guadalajara occurred in the canyon, from XIX century during the Spanish Conquest combats between the natives indegenous of Huentitán and the Spaniards took place in this area. Also was the place of battles during the Mexican Revolution and Cristero War. |
