Capital of the state of Guanajuato. 2083 meters above sea level. The population of 48000 (1980). Founded in 1554, sixteenth Century was one of the world's largest silver center, seventeenth Century flood damage to decline after twentieth Century, gradually recovered after thirty years. A metal smelting (silver, gold, lead, iron), textile, food industry, and in the famous pottery. City Construction along the contour, circling the streets more twists and turns, Spanish style buildings and churches, beautiful natural scenery, is a resort.