Aguililla
Aguililla | |
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City and municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Municipality of Aguililla location | |
| Coordinates: 18°44′16″N 102°47′24″W / 18.7377°N 102.7900°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,754 |
| • Seat | 8,505 |
Aguililla (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣ̞iˈliʝa]) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000. It is located in the western part of the state.
Starting in late 2019, Aguililla has been the center of a conflict between two of the most notorious drug cartels in the country—Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and Cárteles Unidos.[2][3]
Notable people
- Moisés Muñoz, Mexican former professional footballer (goalkeeper)
- Abigael González Valencia, Mexican drug lord (CJNG) and brother of Elvis González Valencia and Rosalinda González Valencia
- Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, Mexican drug lord, leader of CJNG and younger brother of Antonio Oseguera Cervantes
- Rosalinda González Valencia, Mexican businesswoman, money launderer, wife of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and sister of Abigael González Valencia and Elvis González Valencia
- Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, Mexican drug lord and older brother of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
- Elvis González Valencia, Mexican drug lord and brother of Abigael González Valencia and Rosalinda González Valencia
References
- ^ "Aguililla - Municipality in Mexico". citypopulation.de.
- ^ "El CJNG entregó juguetes de Día de Reyes en el Aguaje, zona donde ha sembrado el terror por años". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Aguililla: The Mexican town in the crossfires of a cartel war". Al Jazeera. April 22, 2021.
External links
- Menlo Park and Aguililla
- Facts about Aguililla and Redwood City
- Photo Exhibit Highlights Immigration, from the Stanford Daily Online