Founded in 1575 and designated a town in 1661, Aguascalientes (“Hot Waters”) was named for the area's once-numerous thermal baths, which were considered medicinal. It became the capital when the state was created during the 1850s, and it is now home to more than three-fifths of the state's population.
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When the Spaniards arrived in the 1520s, this area was located in Chichimec Indian territory and represented a frontier region between three indigenous groups: ...