Polotitlán

Polotitlán de la Ilustración is the name of the municipal seat of the municipality of Polotitlán that is located in the State of Mexico, in Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of the state, bordering the state of Hidalgo. It is 125 km north of Toluca, the state capital and 121 km north-northwest of Mexico City. "Polotitlán" is made up of the Spanish surname Polo and the Náhuatl, titlán, that means "Lugar de los Polos", in memory of the family that fought in the Mexican War of Independence. Because of the lack of water supplies and the cold, this area was not permanently settled prior to the arrival of the Spanish. For similar reasons, this area was distributed among the Spaniards late, in the latter half of the 16th century....