title: Alaquines
text: # Alaquines
  
  Alaquines is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is 19 km away from Cárdenas.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Climate
  
  Climate data for Alaquines :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24 (75) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.6 (74.5) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 7.5 (45.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.8 (47.8) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 23 (0.9) | 25 (1) | 46 (1.8) | 200 (7.9) | 230 (8.9) | 210 (8.4) | 220 (8.8) | 81 (3.2) | 28 (1.1) | 15 (0.6) | 1,120 (44.2) |
  | Source: Weatherbase ||||||||||||||
  
  ## History
  
  Founded in 1616 with the old name of San José de los Montes Alaquines. It is home to a legend which tells of its saint's wish (Santo Entierro) stay in this colorful town.
  
  ## Recently
  
  The City of Alaquines agreed to fix the road from Alaquines to San Jose del Corito that will be completed in 2009.
  
  ## Communities
  
  The town's population is divided into 10 communities, which are listed as follows:
  
  * Colonia Indigena
  * Las Tuzas
  * Rancho de Pro
  * Los Morales
  * La Cañada
  * Martínez
  * Rancho Nuevo
  * Maldonado
  * Las Huertas
  * El Pasito de San Francisco
  * El Sabino
  * San José del Corito
  * San José de Palmas
  
  ## Mayors of Alaquines
  
  * Ignacio Federico Infante Martínez (1971–1973)
  * Pedro Rodarte Rodríguez (1974–1976)
  * Delfino Aguilar Reynaga (1977–1979)
  * Abdenago Chávez Mendiola (1980–1982)
  * Carlos Saldierna Vázquez (1983–1985)
  * Salomón Montalbán U. (1986–1988)
  * Tomás Aguilar I. (1992–1994)
  * Alberto Castillo P. (1995–1997)
  * Abdenango Chávez Mendiola (1997–2000)
  * Bonifacio Carreón Moctezuma (2000–2003)
  * J. Isabel Ruíz Cedillo (2004–2006)
  * María Leonides Secaida López (2006–2009)
  * Manuel Lara Barcenas (2009-2012)
  * Ciriaco Carreon Rucoba (2013-2016)
  