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[[File:Revolucionquetzalteca1897a.jpg|200px|thumb|General García León brigade on the [[Totonicapan Department|Totonicapan]] fields. Army forces loyal to president Reina Barrios<ref name=ilustracion>{{cite journal|author=La Ilustración del Pacífico|title=La revolución de septiembre|date=15 March 1898|volume=II|issue=38|pages= |
[[File:Revolucionquetzalteca1897a.jpg|200px|thumb|General García León brigade on the [[Totonicapan Department|Totonicapan]] fields. Army forces loyal to president Reina Barrios<ref name=ilustracion>{{cite journal|author=La Ilustración del Pacífico|title=La revolución de septiembre|date=15 March 1898|volume=II|issue=38|pages=206–208|journal=[[La Ilustración Guatemalteca|La Ilustración del Pacífico]]|url=https://archive.org/stream/lailustra238unseguat#page/210/mode/2up|location=Guatemala|publisher=Siguere, Guirola y Cía|language=Spanish|ref=harv}}</ref>]] |
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On September 1897, after the failure of both the interoceanic railroad and the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]] and the deep economic crisis that Guatemala was facing after the plummeting of both coffee and silver international prices, Quetzaltengo people raised in arms against the decision of present [[José María Reina Barrios]] to extend his presidential term until 1902.{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Back then, the [[Panama Canal]] had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]]; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures, that included closing schools.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arévalo Martínez|first=Rafael|authorlink=Rafael Arévalo Martínez|title=¡Ecce Pericles!|publisher=Tipografía Nacional|location=Guatemala|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/190285559/Arevalo-Martinez-Ecce-Pericles#scribd|year=1945|language=Spanish|ref=harv}}</ref>}} A group of rebels, among them a former Secretary of Reina Barrios's cabinet -[[Próspero Morales]]-, began to combat on 7 September 1897 attacking [[San Marcos, San Marcos|San Marcos]]; after several battles and some gains in |
On September 1897, after the failure of both the interoceanic railroad and the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]] and the deep economic crisis that Guatemala was facing after the plummeting of both coffee and silver international prices, Quetzaltengo people raised in arms against the decision of present [[José María Reina Barrios]] to extend his presidential term until 1902.{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Back then, the [[Panama Canal]] had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the [[Exposición Centroamericana|Central American Expo]]; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures, that included closing schools.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arévalo Martínez|first=Rafael|authorlink=Rafael Arévalo Martínez|title=¡Ecce Pericles!|publisher=Tipografía Nacional|location=Guatemala|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/190285559/Arevalo-Martinez-Ecce-Pericles#scribd|year=1945|language=Spanish|ref=harv}}</ref>}} A group of rebels, among them a former Secretary of Reina Barrios's cabinet -[[Próspero Morales]]-, began to combat on 7 September 1897 attacking [[San Marcos, San Marcos|San Marcos]]; after several battles and some gains in Ocos, [[Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango|Coatepeque]] and [[Colomba]] the rebels were definitely defeated on 4 October 1897. As a result, on 23 October 1897, San Pedro Sacatepéquez became the capital of [[San Marcos Department]].<ref name=ilustracion/> |
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===Secession of La Blanca=== |
===Secession of La Blanca=== |
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Revision as of 07:29, 12 September 2015
Ocós | |
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  San Marcos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Aníbal Fausto Maldonado[1] (LIDER) |
| Climate | Aw |
Ocós is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast, very close to the border with Mexico-only 4 m altitude and two big rivers-the Suchiate and the Naranjo rivers.The coast is perfect for surfing activities [1]. On 23 January 2014 it lost ca. 2/3 of its territory when La Blanca was name the thirtieth San Marcos Department municipality.[2]
History
1897 Quetzaltenango Revolt
On September 1897, after the failure of both the interoceanic railroad and the Central American Expo and the deep economic crisis that Guatemala was facing after the plummeting of both coffee and silver international prices, Quetzaltengo people raised in arms against the decision of present José María Reina Barrios to extend his presidential term until 1902.[a] A group of rebels, among them a former Secretary of Reina Barrios's cabinet -Próspero Morales-, began to combat on 7 September 1897 attacking San Marcos; after several battles and some gains in Ocos, Coatepeque and Colomba the rebels were definitely defeated on 4 October 1897. As a result, on 23 October 1897, San Pedro Sacatepéquez became the capital of San Marcos Department.[3]
Secession of La Blanca
On 23 January 2014, La Blanca split from Ocos after the Congress of Guatemala approved the separation by 115 of 158 possible. This meant that Ocós lost both 66% of its territory and population.[2]
Climate
Ocós has Tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).
| Climate data for Ocós | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
35 (1.4) |
107 (4.2) |
259 (10.2) |
162 (6.4) |
171 (6.7) |
259 (10.2) |
209 (8.2) |
30 (1.2) |
4 (0.2) |
1,244 (49.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
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See also
Notes and references
- ^ Back then, the Panama Canal had not been built yet and Reina Barrios had high hopes on getting international investors interested in the interoceanic railroad, which was the main event for the Central American Expo; unfortunately, due to the economic crisis, and bad budgeting, the government could not complete the railroad and after the failure of the Expo, it had to take drastic austerity measures, that included closing schools.[4]
References
- ^ "San Marcos elige autoridades municipales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b "La Blanca se convirtió ayer en municipio 335". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b La Ilustración del Pacífico (15 March 1898). "La revolución de septiembre". La Ilustración del Pacífico (in Spanish). II (38). Guatemala: Siguere, Guirola y Cía: 206–208.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Arévalo Martínez, Rafael (1945). ¡Ecce Pericles! (in Spanish). Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Climate: Ocós". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b SEGEPLAN. "Municipios del departamento de San Marcos". Secretaría General de Planificación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.
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