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According to the 2020 census, Guadalajara city has a population of 1,385,629, making it the 8th most populous city in Mexico. The Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642, the third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the twenty-second largest in the Americas.
Guadalajara was officially founded on the 14th of February 1542 in the Atemajac Valley by Cristóbal de Oñate, a Basque conquistador, acting under orders of Nuño de Guzmán. It was the fourth and final location after three earlier settlements failed.
The 1992 Guadalajara explosions on the 22nd of April were caused by gasoline fumes accumulating in the sewer system, triggered by two structural failures: new water pipes laid too close to a gasoline pipeline causing erosion, and a sewer design that prevented gases from escaping. Officially, 206 people were killed, nearly 500 were injured, and 15,000 were left homeless.
Guadalajara earned the nickname because it is Mexico's main producer of software, electronic, and digital components. Companies including IBM, Intel, HP, Oracle, Siemens, and Tata Consultancy Services have facilities there, and the city's telecom and computer equipment accounts for roughly a quarter of Mexico's electronics exports.
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the largest book fair in the Americas, held each year over nine days at the Expo Guadalajara. More than 300 publishing firms from 35 countries attend regularly, and more than 350,000 people visit from Mexico and abroad.
The Former Hospice Cabañas, built beginning in 1805 and inaugurated as an orphanage in 1810, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. It now houses the Cabañas Cultural Institute and is best known for its murals by José Clemente Orozco, including "Hombre del Fuego" (Man of Fire).