Jalisco

American

[hah-lees-kaw] / hɑˈlis kɔ /

noun

a state in W Mexico. 31,152 sq. mi. (80,685 sq. km). Guadalajara.

Jalisco British

/ xaˈlisko /

noun

a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: crossed by the Sierra Madre; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Guadalajara. Pop: 6 321 278 (2000). Area: 80 137 sq km (30 934 sq miles)

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Sheinbaum highlighted the states of Jalisco, Colima and Michoacan as being at risk.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She arrived a few days before Día de los Muertos, a day of ancestor veneration in Mexican states like Michoacan, Jalisco and Oaxaca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The main export hub is the Pacific state of Jalisco, dubbed the "Mexican Silicon Valley," where an ecosystem of global industry giants and tech startups have set up shop, Flores said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The executive order is part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle Mexican drug cartels that includes the Jalisco New Genertion Cartel and the Beltran Leyva Organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He was as proud of being from the state of Morelos as my father was about being from Jalisco.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

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