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Gribblenación México; Jalisco State Highway 335 to Santa Ana de Guadalupe


Jalisco State Highway 335 is a short 2-kilometer route located in the Municipality of Jalostotitlán.  The highway originates at Jalisco State Highway 304 and terminates at the village boundary of Santa Ana de Guadalupe.  Jalisco State Highway 335 was likely added to the State Highway system to facilitate religious tourism following the following the canonization of Saint Toribio Romo González in 2000.




A drive along Jalisco State Highway 335 to Santa Ana de Guadalupe

Santa Ana de Guadalupe was not originally served by the Jalisco State Highway System.  The addition of Jalisco State Highway 335 appears to be fairly recent and likely was commissioned to help facilitate religious tourism (see more below).  The 2-kilometer highway originates at Jalisco State Highway 304 and terminates at the Santa Ana de Guadalupe village boundary.  


Traffic wishing to access Santa Ana de Guadalupe can access the community by exiting from Federal Highway 80D onto Jalisco State Highway 304 southbound towards San Miguel el Alto. 


From Jalisco State Highway 304 southbound traffic can turn east on Jalisco State Highway 335 towards Santa Ana de Guadalupe at Arco de Santo Toribio Romo.  Jalisco State Highway 335 contains no on-route reassurance signage. 


Traffic can follow Jalisco State Highway 335 into the village of Santa Ana de Guadalupe.  Santo Toribio is used as a control point for the community.  The State Highway terminates at the village boundary. 







The village of Santa Ana de Guadalupe has approximately 300 residents and is located in the Municipality of Jalostotitlán.  Santa Ana de Guadalupe is most known as the birthplace of Saint Toribio Romo González in 1900. Saint Toribio Romo González was killed near the town of Tequila on February 25, 1928, during La Guerra Cristera (Cristero War). Saint Toribio Romo González is popular amongst migrants traveling to the United States and in general with Catholic travelers. Tourism to Santa Ana de Guadalupe began to thrive following the canonization of Saint Toribio Romo González in 2000.






























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