CUXTITALI NEIGHBORHOOD
Location map of the Cuxtitali neighborhood within the perimeter of protection of the historic city. (Drawing by: Mónica Solórzano Gil)
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Temple of Cuxtitali neighborhood. Photo: Mónica Solórzano Gil.
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On January 2nd, the church celebrates "El Dulce Nombre de Jesús" (The Sweet Name of Jesus), a devotion whose origin is attributed to Saint Bernardino from Sena, a Franciscan missionary. Cuxtitali means “red land”, a name to describe the soil particular to the area that is rich in iron-oxides. It is believed it was the barrio with the greatest degree of mixing amongst people of widely varied cultures. It was categorized as a neighborhood after the conquest and later became a parish during the Colonial Age.
North of the church there is a road that leads to an antique wheat mill and to a cave where there is a spring called Peje de Oro, in which, according to the legend, a golden fish appeared everyday at 12. The main and well known activity of this neighborhood is the pork industry.
TRADITIONS
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The temple is dedicated to the Sweet Name of Jesus. On January 2nd a devotion attributed to Saint Bernard of Sena, missionary and Franciscan preacher, is celebrated, which over time has come to include a parade of allegoric floats along the principal streets of the neighborhood.
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CRAFTS AND FOLK ART IN CUXTITALI NEIGHBORHOOD
This neighborhood is characterized by the industries of beef, pork, and their derivatives. The barrio is distinguished for the raising of pigs, butchery, and the elaboration of sausages that have their providence from the Spanish. Some of the craftspeople recognized in Barrio Cuxtitali are:
· Manuel Humberto López Gutiérrez. Trade: butcher. Works in the elaboration and processing of meats. Aged 44 years with 6 years in the trade and of the first generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Francisco Gutiérrez Urbina. Trade: butcher. Works in the slaughter and processing of pork meats. Aged 73 years with 32 years in the trade and of the second generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Juana Ortiz Pérez. Trade: Confectionery. Works in the elaboration of confections. Aged 42 years with 7 years in the trade and of the first generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Doña María. Trade: Confectionery. Works in the elaboration and sale of confections. Of the second generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Manuel Humberto López Gutiérrez. Trade: butcher. Works in the elaboration and processing of meats. Aged 44 years with 6 years in the trade and of the first generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Francisco Gutiérrez Urbina. Trade: butcher. Works in the slaughter and processing of pork meats. Aged 73 years with 32 years in the trade and of the second generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Juana Ortiz Pérez. Trade: Confectionery. Works in the elaboration of confections. Aged 42 years with 7 years in the trade and of the first generation of craftspeople in his family.
· Doña María. Trade: Confectionery. Works in the elaboration and sale of confections. Of the second generation of craftspeople in his family.
