San Martín del Estado

San Martin del Estado is a small village of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. With a population of approximately 1,000 people (cite) it is hidden in the midst of the Sierra Madre of Oaxaca. Most of the people from this village have migrated to the United States in cities like Santa Maria, Farmersville, Oceanside, and Oxnard, California, as well as Mesa, Arizona.

This is a historic village known for its mining in the past when Spanish settlers were mining gold, silver, and mercury. Several mines are still in place. The village is also known for its friendly environment its people live in. It is one of the few that still preserve that sharing in the community that the ancient Mixteco people had.

Its previous name was "El Real de Minas," or "The Royal Mines."[1] The villagers celebrate an annual festival from November 8 to November 12. This is when their village saint San Martin Caballero is honored amidst an environment of live music and traditional Oaxacan food.

References
  1. Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística

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