Jalpa de
Cánovas

Surrounded by quince orchards, walnut groves and wheat fields, Jalpa de Cánovas sits almost on the border with Jalisco. It began as a hacienda that once belonged to Don Manuel Cánovas, who gave the town its name. The old granaries, the former tienda de raya (the hacienda store), the administrator's house and the small Santuario de Guadalupe, where the landowners once prayed and locals pray today, still bear witness to the past.

Jalpa de Cánovas Used to Be a Hacienda

• What was first a Spanish encomienda and later a cattle ranch, is today the town of Jalpa.
• At the end of the 19th century, Guadalupe Cánovas inherited the 32,000 hectares of the estate from her father, Don Manuel.
• Together with her husband, Oscar Braniff, she managed the land until it was lost after the Revolution.
• Today only the main house, converted into a museum, and a few buildings that were part of the hacienda remain.

Visit the main house of the Hacienda de Jalpa to see how its owners lived.

1. Tour the vineyards of Bodega el Lobo and taste its wines named after some operas.
2. Go to Presa Nueva or Presa Santa Efigenia and go kayaking or boating.
3. Stay at Hacienda Cañada de Negros and visit the church next to it, dedicated to the Virgen de la Luz.