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San Luis Potosí, one of the 28 states of [[Mexico|Mexico]]. A small settlement of six [[Old Order Mennonites|Old Order Mennonite]] and [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]] families was made in 1944 in a tropical area of this state about 130 miles inland from the gulf coast town of Tampico, led by Aaron Martin, of [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], PA. The move to Mexico was made partially in protest to the governmental restrictions brought on by World War II; Martin and his followers were protesting against the militarization of America. For a short time (1943) these families lived with the [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites]] in [[Chihuahua (Mexico)|Chihuahua]]. In 1944 they settled in this isolated section of San Luis Potosí. The settlement effort was brief. After a few years Martin died and the rest of the families scattered, most of them returning to the [[United States of America|United States]]. See also [[Potosí-Saltillo Colonies (Mexico)|Potosí-Saltillo Colonies, Mexico]]
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San Luis Potosí (officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí) is one of the thirty-two states that make up nation of [[Mexico]]. Located in east-central Mexico, it is bordered by Nuevo León to the north, Tamaulipas to the northeast, Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Querétaro and Guanajuato to the south and Zacatecas to the northwest. The state covers 61,137 square kilometres and in 2020 had a population of 2,822,255.<ref>“San Luis Potosí State,” Gobierno de México, accessed Aug 30, 2023. https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/geo/san-luis-potosi-sl</ref> 
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==First Mennonites==
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In 1944, six [[Old Order Mennonites|Old Order Mennonite]] and [[Old Order Amish]] families settled in the state, led by Aaron Martin of [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]. The settlement was something of an act of protest against the militarization of the [[United States of America|United States]]. However, the colony was short lived; Martin died in 1946, prompting the colonists to return to the US.
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==Old Colonists from Mexico==
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The next attempt at settling in San Luis Potosí was made by [[Old Colony Mennonites]] from [[Manitoba Colony (Chihuahua, Mexico)|Manitoba Colony]]. Contrary to prior reports of good agricultural land, the soil was too calcified for growing crops. Like the previous group, minister-leader Franz Loewen’s death left the group ill-prepared to continue and they returned to Chihuahua state.
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In the 2000s, there have been fresh attempts to start daughter colonies in the state and these attempts have been successful thus far. [[Las Grullas Colony (San Luís Potosí, Mexico)|Las Grullas/Rio Verde]] was formed in 2006 by people from [[Nuevo Progreso Colony (Campeche, Mexico)|Nuevo Progreso]], [[Chavi Colony (Campeche, Mexico)|Chavi]], [[Yalnón Colony (Campeche, Mexico)|Yalnón]] and [[El Sabinal Colony (Chihuahua, Mexico)|El Sabinal]]. [[Huizache Colony (San Luís Potosí, Mexico)|Huizache]] was established 2008 and is a daughter colony of [[Zacatecas Colonies (La Batea, La Honda, Campeche, Mexico)|La Batea]].<ref>Yann le Polain de Waroux, “Data for ‘Pious Pioneers: The Expansion of Mennonite Colonies in Latin America’,” Borealis V1, accessed Aug 23, 2023. https://borealisdata.ca/file.xhtml?fileId=130565&version=1.1</ref>
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De Waroux, Yann le Polain.“Data for ‘Pious Pioneers: The Expansion of Mennonite Colonies in Latin America’.” Borealis V1. Accessed Aug 15, 2023. https://borealisdata.ca/file.xhtml?fileId=130565&version=1.1
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“San Luis Potosí State.” Gobierno de México. Accessed Aug 30, 2023. https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/geo/san-luis-potosi-sl
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Introduction

San Luis Potosí (officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí) is one of the thirty-two states that make up nation of Mexico. Located in east-central Mexico, it is bordered by Nuevo León to the north, Tamaulipas to the northeast, Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Querétaro and Guanajuato to the south and Zacatecas to the northwest. The state covers 61,137 square kilometres and in 2020 had a population of 2,822,255.[1]

First Mennonites

In 1944, six Old Order Mennonite and Old Order Amish families settled in the state, led by Aaron Martin of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The settlement was something of an act of protest against the militarization of the United States. However, the colony was short lived; Martin died in 1946, prompting the colonists to return to the US.

Old Colonists from Mexico

The next attempt at settling in San Luis Potosí was made by Old Colony Mennonites from Manitoba Colony. Contrary to prior reports of good agricultural land, the soil was too calcified for growing crops. Like the previous group, minister-leader Franz Loewen’s death left the group ill-prepared to continue and they returned to Chihuahua state.

In the 2000s, there have been fresh attempts to start daughter colonies in the state and these attempts have been successful thus far. Las Grullas/Rio Verde was formed in 2006 by people from Nuevo Progreso, Chavi, Yalnón and El Sabinal. Huizache was established 2008 and is a daughter colony of La Batea.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ “San Luis Potosí State,” Gobierno de México, accessed Aug 30, 2023. https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/geo/san-luis-potosi-sl
  2. ↑ Yann le Polain de Waroux, “Data for ‘Pious Pioneers: The Expansion of Mennonite Colonies in Latin America’,” Borealis V1, accessed Aug 23, 2023. https://borealisdata.ca/file.xhtml?fileId=130565&version=1.1

Bibliography

De Waroux, Yann le Polain.“Data for ‘Pious Pioneers: The Expansion of Mennonite Colonies in Latin America’.” Borealis V1. Accessed Aug 15, 2023. https://borealisdata.ca/file.xhtml?fileId=130565&version=1.1

“San Luis Potosí State.” Gobierno de México. Accessed Aug 30, 2023. https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/geo/san-luis-potosi-sl


Author(s) J. Winfield Fretz
Michaela Hiebert
Date Published October 2024

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Fretz, J. Winfield and Michaela Hiebert. "San Luis Potosí (Mexico)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2024. Web. 18 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=San_Luis_Potos%C3%AD_(Mexico)&oldid=179903.

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Fretz, J. Winfield and Michaela Hiebert. (October 2024). San Luis Potosí (Mexico). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=San_Luis_Potos%C3%AD_(Mexico)&oldid=179903.



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