The "El Capulín" Reservoir

The "El Capulín" Reservoir (HM2A7F)

Location: La Cañada, Querétaro 76240 El Marqués
Country: Mexico
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N 20° 36.803', W 100° 19.439'

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Alberca "El Capulín"1726-1738En el año de 1726, el español Don Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, Marqués de la Villa del Villar del Águila, inició los trabajos de construcción en esta alberca del pueblo de La Cañada, para almacenar el agua de los manantiales que emanaban dentro de su extensión. En 1721 cinco monjas Capuchinas le pidieron a Don Juan Antonio, su ayuda para contar con agua cristalina y limpia, por lo que a fin de abastecerles la misma, utilizó el llamado "Ojo de Agua del Capulin", llamado así, por el árbol de esa fruta que crecía en su orilla. Al principio, el caudal de agua que despedía no era abundante, por lo que realizaron obras de excavación, aumentando la corriente a cuatro mil "pajas", (30,000 litros por segundo). La obra concluyó el 17 de octubre de 1738, llegando las aguas del "El Capulín" hasta los rincones más alejados de Querétaro.
English translation:The "El Capulín" Reservoir1726-1738 In 1726, the spaniard Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, Marquis of the Villa del Villar del Águila, began construction on this reservoir in the town of La Cañada, to store the water from the springs that emanated within its territory. In 1721 five Capuchin nuns had asked Juan Antonio for his help to deliver clean water to their convent, so in order



to supply them, he used the so-called "Spring of the Capulín", named for the fruit of the tree that grew nearby. At first the flow of water that was released was not abundant, so excavation works were carried out, increasing the flow to four thousand "pajas" (30,000 liters per second). The work concluded on October 17, 1738, with the waters of "El Capulín" reaching to the farthest corners of the city of Querétaro.
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Date Added Friday, August 10th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14Q E 362039 N 2279921
Decimal Degrees20.61338333, -100.32398333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 20° 36.803', W 100° 19.439'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds20° 36' 48.18" N, 100° 19' 26.34" W
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Area Code(s)940, 214, 903
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Del Marqués, La Cañada Querétaro 76240, MX
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