Celaya

Celaya Celaya
Photograph of Celaya
Details
Population	1.73M
State GDP	$0.58B
GDP/C	$335
Culture	Occidental, with very small Indigenous minorities including the Chicmeca, Jonaz, Otomies, and Pames

In-Game Description

Up among the mountains of the state of Guanajuato sits the city of Celaya. The head of the Celaya municipality, Celaya was established in 1570 by Spanish settlers. It has long played an important role in Mexican history given its strategic location in the Bajio. Sieged during the independence war, it later was attacked by the French during their invasion of Mexico, and still further by Porfirio Díaz during his coup in 1876. It even saw one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution, as in 1915 the armies of Pancho Villa and Álvaro Obregón clashed in a horrific bloodletting. In the aftermath, Celaya was left a wasteland with little hope to recover. And yet, as it always has, it grew from the conflicts of its past to embrace the promises of the future. By the 1960s, the city has bounced back as its recovery has turned into an economic boom. Coupled with its strong infrastructure and commerce given its placement in the Bajio, it is becoming colloquially known as the "Golden Gate of the Bajio", only further enhancing its growing prosperity.