In the atrium of the Temple dedicated to Santa María Magdalena, located in the Neighborhood of the same name and under an old mezquite tree that is conserved still, took place the mass of foundation of Tequisquiapan, on July 24-1551.

Tequisquiapan Querétaro is the only place of the Republic that has a built monument Ex I Profess as indicator of the Geographical Center of Mexico, title that was conferred by ordinance during command of Venustiano Carranza in a Mexican revolution.

In Tequisquiapan cattle raising are located where bulls are raised of it fights. Cattle raising like those of Fernando De La Mora, Xajay and San Martin that have given to know Tequisquiapan in the taurine atmosphere for the quality and bravery of their bulls with their confinements.

Without a doubt, the opal locations with more fame in the State and that they put to Querétaro like one of the bigger producing of opals in the country and in the whole world, they are in Tequisquiapan, in the small mountain range of Trinidad, where the mines Iris, La Carbonera, La Esperanza and Rendón are located.