San Joaquín
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| Coordinates: 20°59′N 99°30′W / 20.983°N 99.500°W / 20.983; -99.500 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Querétaro |
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| • Total | 499 km2 (193 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 8,865 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
San Joaquín is a municipality in the central Mexican stateofQuerétaro.[1]
Before the Spanish, the site at "Ranas" was a mining center, principally for cinnabar which was used as a pigment. The "Ranas" site was first mined about 400C.E.[2] In 1622 the village of『San Nicolás Tolentino en el Paraje de las Rana』was founded.[2] In 1682 the community of Ojo de Agua de Ranas was founded.[1]
In 1724 Viceroy Juan de Acuña, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte granted the first land in the municipality.[1] In 1728 the first Spanish mine was opened at San Juan Nepomuceno.[1]
In 1864 the name『San Joaquín』was first used on a map.[1]
The municipality of San Joaquín covers an area of 499 km², and is located between 99° 22' and 99° 39' West longitude, and between 21° 07' and 20° 53' North latitude.[1] Altitude varies from a low of 600 meters to heights of 2,700 meters.[3]
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