▁of ▁the ▁Sp ani ards , ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁population ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁today . ▁ ▁Qu iro ga ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁town , ▁by ▁territorial ▁law , ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁By ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Congress ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁Villa ▁de ▁Qu iro ga , ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁bishop ▁of ▁Mich o ac an , ▁Don ▁Vas co ▁de ▁Qu iro ga . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁The ▁total ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Qu iro ga ▁is ▁ 2 3 , 8 9 0 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 1 , 3 2 7 ▁are ▁men ▁and ▁ 1 2 , 5 6 6 ▁are ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁econom ically ▁active ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁ 4 7 5 7 ▁people . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Qu iro ga ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁fl our ishing ▁economy ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁different ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁bott ling ▁soft ▁drink s ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁ ▁Over all , ▁far ming ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁major ▁activity ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁this ▁municipality ▁who ▁cultiv ated ▁ma ize , ▁whe at , ▁be ans , ▁and ▁al f alf a . ▁The ▁raising ▁of ▁cattle ▁in ▁the ▁municipality