▁area . ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁grew ▁from ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁mid ▁century ▁to ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁region ' s ▁cer am ic ▁tradition ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁period , ▁with ▁native ▁trad itions ▁super im posed ▁by ▁European ▁ones . ▁The ▁center ▁of ▁cer am ic ▁production ▁was ▁T onal á ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁abund ance ▁of ▁raw ▁materials . ▁The ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁tradition ▁became ▁famous ▁enough ▁for ▁war es ▁to ▁be ▁export ed ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁New ▁Spain ▁and ▁Europe . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁also ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁commerce ▁of ▁New ▁Spain , ▁as ▁its ▁strateg ic ▁location ▁fun ne led ▁imported ▁goods ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁New ▁Spain ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁into ▁twelve ▁" int enden cias " ▁and ▁three ▁provinces . ▁The ▁Int endencia ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁included ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁J alis co , ▁Agu as cal ientes , ▁N ay ar it ▁and ▁Col ima . ▁Agu as cal ientes ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁J alis co ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁Independ ence ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9