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Paseo por Mexico First of May Market in Comitan de Dominguez

First of May Market in Comitan de Dominguez

Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas

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The First of May Market of Comitán de Domínguez was built when Mr. Eleuterio Aguilar was the political leader of Comitán and with the name of Municipal Market it was inaugurated on the night of December 31, 1900 with a literary musical evening in which the cream of the Comitán society took part, with cultural and musical presentations, including the Municipal Band directed by Professor Carlos Cuartero and the orchestra of Professor Francisco Mandujano, who framed the different speeches and recitations dedicated to the inauguration of the building.

Municipality

Comitán de Domínguez is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Comitlán which means place of potters, a word that was Hispanicized as Comitán, today it is a thriving municipality characterized by its variety of architectural styles ranging from neoclassical to neo-Gothic and art nouveau and even Mudejar. It has several tourist attractions for visitors such as the Historic Center of Comitán, the gardens and streets, the Uninajab Spa, the Church of Santo Domingo, the Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente and more.

Festivities

In Comitán de Domínguez the most important celebrations are the Feast of San Sebastián on January 20, the Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2, the Feast of San Caralampio from February 11 to 20, the Feast of Santo Domingo and the trade fair, and the Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.

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