 The town and its surroundings were frequent routes and stopovers for the various revolutionary groups during the Mexican Revolution, and left much of an imprint on its history much like the larger conflicts that took place in the capital of the state itself of Zacatecas.The town much like the state, has a long history of religious tradition that extends to its buildings, its culture, and customs.Nearly every village has at least one well kept chapel, and the town itself has a large Gothic church in which ceremonies are held year round, but the largest festivities take place around the holiday of San Juan Bautista(St. John the Baptist) on June 24.