Plateros

Plateros is a mining town in the state of . It was founded as San Demetrio in 1566 and renamed by 1621. Located within the town is an important pilgrimage, the Sanctuary of Santo Niño de Atocha.
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  • Type: Town with 6,060 residents
  • Description: town in Zacatecas, Mexico
  • Also known as: Plateros, Zacatecas

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fresnillo.

is a mid-size city in the Mexican state of . The city boasts a colonial downtown core, several cultural traditions with lively local festivals, one of the largest silver mines in the world, and is an important transportation hub for central Zacatecas.

Plateros

Latitude
23.22764° or 23° 13′ 40″ north
Longitude
-102.83971° or 102° 50′ 23″ west
Population
6,060
Elevation
2,172 metres (7,126 feet)
Open location code
75MV65H6+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 330653090
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3992327
Wiki­data ID
Q20221969
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Plateros” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Plateros
  • Dutch: Plateros
  • Irish: Plateros
  • Serbian: Платерос
  • Serbo-Croatian: Plateros, Zacatecas
  • Serbo-Croatian: Plateros
  • Spanish: Plateros
  • Swedish: Plateros, Mexiko
  • Swedish: Plateros

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