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Why are two dates listed for the founding of the city of Guadalajara, Mexico?

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Founded by Cristóbal de Oñate c.1530, Guadalajara was moved twice, before and during the Mixtón War, because of military pressure by the region's native inhabitants; it was permanently established in 1542, the date chosen as its official founding.

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