Axtla de Terrazas
Municipality and town in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Axtla de Terrazas is one of the 58 municipalities in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.[1] The municipality was founded 1826, its name comes from Nahuatl (astlan) and is interpreted as: "Place of white herons", it was added de Terrazas in honor of the revolutionary Alfredo M. Terrazas.[2]
Axtla de Terrazas | |
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Municipality and town | |
Parroquia de Santa Catarina at night time | |
| Motto: El corazón de la Huasteca | |
  Axtla de Terrazas Location in Mexico  Axtla de Terrazas Axtla de Terrazas (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 21°26′22″N 98°52′20″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | San Luis Potosí |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Gregorio Cruz Martínez |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 32,721 |
| • Seat | 8,045 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | http://www.axtladeterrazas-slp.gob.mx/2021-2024/ |
Politics
Gregorio Cruz Martinez is the Constitutional Municipality President as of 2021 with his term lasting until 2024.[3]
Demographics
Castle of Health
The Castle Of Health (Spanish: Castillo De La Salud) is a medicinal castle built in 1974 by Beto Ramon, a Huasteca Indian man who learned traditional/herbal medicine, the castle has symbolic meaning, with parts of the castle referencing passages from the bible.[6] The castle is still in use by people who use traditional and herbal medicine.[7]
