Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina, Mexico
Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina is a town of 3,493 people in Puebla, Mexico, founded in 1882.
Why visit Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 9 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics.
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About Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina
Chipilo, officially known as Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina, is a small city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is located 12 kilometres (7 miles) south of the state capital Puebla, Puebla, at a height of 2,150 metres (7,054 feet) above sea level. The name itself derives from Náhuatl, meaning "place of the whiner". The settlement and the parish was fully founded by Italian immigrants from a prior community, in the late 19th century.
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Things to do2
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National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics
School · 3.2 km
Science research institute located in Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico
Museums and landmarks1
Imagen de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Monument and historic site · Roman Catholic · 1.6 km
Emiliano zapata, Puebla
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes9
Don Giovanni (Trattoria y Queseria)
Restaurant · Italian
204-A Avenida 5 de Mayo
Mo-Tu, Th-Sa 08:00-21:30; Su 10:00-21:30; We 08:00-14:00
Bendito Capricho
Restaurant · Italian
901 Avenida 16 de Septiembre
Mo-Sa 13:00-22:00; Su 13:00-21:00
Cuore
Restaurant · Italian
401 Avenida 5 de Mayo
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
La Cucina del Nonno
Restaurant · Italian
304-B-1 Avenida Reforma
Mo-Su 08:00-17:00
History
Chipilo in 1879 was a community named by locals Colonia Fernández Leal, and on October 2, 1882, immigrants from the northern Italian region of Veneto began to settle there. Most came from the town of Segusino and other surrounding towns in the province of Treviso. These immigrants arrived in Mexico in search of fertile land, leaving behind the poverty that was plaguing the Veneto at that time. Most of them took up cattle raising, and the dairy products of Chipilo became famous in Puebla and other regions of central Mexico. In 1899, Chipilo was declared to be a town and the "de Francisco Javier Mina" was added by an administrative order in memory of Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea, but the locals continued to call it simply "Chipilo". Some Italian-Mexicans there continue to speak the Chipilo Venetian dialect derived from the Venetian language. They fiercely defended themselves from the attack of Mexican revolutionaries in 1917.
From the History section of Chipilo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship7
Capilla de el eñor de Chalma
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
Emiliano Zapata, Puebla
Capilla del Calvario Ocoyucan
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.8 km
del calvario, Puebla
El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.6 km
Emiliano Zapata, Puebla
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- San Andrés Cholula 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Cholula 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Puebla 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Atlixco 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Huejotzingo 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Zacatelco 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Tlaxcala 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Santa Ana Chiautempan 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Apizaco 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chipilo-001, chipilo1882, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Instalaciones del INAOE, Agencia Informativa Conacyt, CC BY 4.0
- Fachada del Templo de San Francisco Acatepec 01, Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cholula, Puebla, Mexico (2018) - 119, Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altar Principal - panoramio, Octavio Alonso Maya …, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vista Desde El Altar - panoramio, Octavio Alonso Maya …, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Otro Angulo Del Altar - panoramio, Octavio Alonso Maya …, CC BY-SA 3.0
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