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Why visit Janos
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 7 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Janos
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About Janos
Janos is a town located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of government for the surrounding Janos Municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the town of Janos had a population of 2,738. Janos was possibly the site of a Franciscan mission established about 1640 and destroyed by Indian attack in the 1680s.
From the Wikipedia article Janos, Chihuahua (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes7
History
In his Memorial of 1630 Franciscan missionary Alonso de Benavides mentions the Janos ("Hanos") and Suma among the "ferocious tribes" living along the caravan route between Spanish settlements in Mexico and New Mexico. In 1640, a mission called Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de los Janos was established to Christianize these and other tribes of Native Americans. The initial location of the mission is in doubt. It was possibly near the future town of Janos, or possibly near El Paso, Texas. In the 1680s the mission was destroyed by an uprising of the Suma and Janos and other tribes. Another, probably related people, the Jocomes also became prominent near Janos.
In 1686 the Spanish governor ordered Captain Juan Fernández de la Fuente to send troops to Janos to establish a presidio (fortress). It was named Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos and in 1717 the Franciscan mission was re-established among the Janos and Jocomes people. In 1692, however, a new people, the Apache, were recorded for the first time within the borders of Mexico, having immigrated from further north. The Suma, Janos, and Jocomes gradually disappeared from Spanish records, probably absorbed by the Apache or, in the case of some of the Suma, becoming part of the detribalized Native American population of El Paso, Texas.
From the History section of Janos, Chihuahua on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Janos
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nuevo Casas Grandes (NCG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 63 km away.
- Fernández Leal 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Tres Álamos 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Ascensión 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Ascención 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Pancho Villa 44 km west, about 44 min by car
- Monte Verde 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Nuevo Casas Grandes 59 km southeast, about 59 min by car
- Casas Grandes 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Buena Fe 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Colonia Juárez 65 km south, about 1 h by car
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Misión de La Soledad de Janos, Mextradicion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Janos, Mexico (Unsplash), Pablo Garcia Saldaña pagsa_, CC0
- The night sky helps explorers find their way (Unsplash), Pablo Garcia Saldaña garciasaldana_, CC0
- ISS034-E-50432 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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