“Los insurgentes se instalan en Guadalajara. Desde ahí, tratan de organizar un gobierno. Fundan el periódico El Despertador Americano y se decreta la abolición de la esclavitud.”
Primeras Siete Ediciones de El Despertador Americano Publicadas en 1810.
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Historical Background
Since the pre-Hispanic period, Guadalajara was considered a kind of outpost in the Mexican west. Gradually it has become a tourist destination recognized globally for its rich cultural heritage, traditions, exhibits as well as its congresses and conventions. For this, the conquistadors had to undertake four attempts to establish a city, which were met with rebellion from the Caxcanes native inhabitants. In February 1542, Antonio de Mendoza, Cristobal de Oñate and 62 other Spanish colonizers found a safer place in the Valle de Atemajac and settled there. King Carlos I of Spain granted the Coat of Arms establishing the title of city and naming this valley haven, capital of Nueva Galicia in 1560. Its current name derives from the conquistador Beltrán de Guzman’s native town in Spain, Guadalajara and was founded on the very spot where the Teatro Degollado now stands. It was not long before Fray Pedro de Ayala placed the cornerstone for the Catedral Metropolitana. In 1742 wheels were put in motion for the creation of the Universidad de Guadalajara and the first printing press was established in 1792 enabling El Despertador Americano (The American Awakener), the first independent newspaper, to be published in 1810. This same year, Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, known as the Father of Independence, abolished slavery with a declaration made in the building that today houses the Palacio de Gobierno.
