Colonia La Cuarta Transformación is a neighborhood (Spanish: colonia) in Tultitlán Municipality, State of Mexico. It was originally part of the San Francisco Chilpan ejido. In December 2024, under the leadership of Ana María Castro Fernández, the municipal president and a member of the Morena political party, at the behest of her predecessor, three areas—Fimesa II, Fimesa III, and El Paraje—were merged and the colonia was established.
La Cuarta Transformación | |
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Neighborhood | |
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| Etymology: Fourth Transformation | |
| Nickname(s): Fimesa, El Paraje | |
  La Cuarta Transformación | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′50″N 99°10′30″W / 19.59722°N 99.17500°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Municipality | Tultitlán Municipality |
| Colonia | December 2024 (disputed) |
| Founded by | Municipal government of Tultitlán |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Postal code | 54958[1] |
Previously, the streets had different thematic names, mainly flora. Following the change, they were renamed after concepts and projects associated with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024 and the founder and former leader of Morena.[2] During his tenure, López Obrador promoted the political platform known as the Fourth Transformation (La cuarta transformación). The municipal authorities settled it without prior notice or consultation with the residents and changed the postal codes.
Residents expressed dissatisfaction with the name change, as it would require them to update numerous documents. Subsequently, they removed the street signs, and the municipal authorities agreed to suspend the name changes until a public consultation is held.
History
editFimesa, otherwise known as El Paraje, is part of a former ejido named San Francisco Chilpan, which lost its status in 1964 and became part of the Tultitlán Municipality, according to its government. Like most ejidos, it became an irregular communal land area where people settle in abandoned land.[3] Ejidos are areas that often lack basic services such as paving, drainage, or electricity. The settlement is located within the Sierra de Guadalupe mountain range in the State of Mexico. Due to its location, the streets are inclined, and those that are not paved become muddy during the rainy season.[4]
For years, residents have faced conflicts with municipal authorities. In April 2023, the government entered Fimesa II and evicted several families, demolishing at least ten residences without prior notice, and in some cases, with residents still inside the homes. Some reported having purchased their land a decade earlier. In response, neighbors blocked the nearby Avenida Vía José López Portillo in protest.[5] The government of the State of Mexico agreed to send members of the state's attorney general's office to file criminal complaints.[6] The municipal government said that these properties are not for sale and that there are groups of ejidatarios deceiving residents. By August 2024, there were approximately 300 lawsuits related to amparo, administrative matters, and civil cases.[3] Neighbors have commented that the expropriations are to place the Fidel Castro High School.[7][8]
Francisco Fuentes, the lawyer representing the residents, stated that the residents of El Paraje already have deeds, while those in Fimesa II and Fimesa III are in the process of regularization. He also explained that in the municipal decrees prior to 2024, the three neighborhoods were recognized as part of the officially acknowledged territories. Fuentes further mentioned that although an expropriation occurred in 1964, these areas were not included in it, as confirmed by a report from the Attorney General of Mexico.[9]
Establishment
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In December 2024, Ana María Castro Fernández, the municipal president of Tultitlán, elected through Morena, at the request of her outgoing predecessor, Elena García Martínez,[10] the colonia (neighborhood) of La Cuarta Transformación was established by merging Fimesa II, Fimesa III, and El Paraje.[11][12] La cuarta transformación (the Fourth Transformation), was the political platform created by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024.[13] The street names were changed to projects, concepts and phrases related to López Obrador.[14] The notice published by the municipality also mentions that starting in 2025 "residents can begin the corresponding procedures to update their address information. In the meantime, they may continue using their current information for any required process".[2]
Streets
editThe municipal government renamed 45 streets, which were all marked with maroon nameplates evoking the Morena party colors:[2][11]
| Name | References | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aeropuerto Felipe Ángeles | Felipe Ángeles International Airport in the State of Mexico | Formerly Fresno[15] |
| Aeropuerto Tulum | Tulum International Airport in Quintana Roo | |
| Áreas Naturales Protegidas | Protected natural areas of Mexico | |
| Apoyo a la Cultura | Support for Mexican culture | |
| Banco del Bienestar | Banco del Bienestar banking institutions | |
| Becas Benito Juárez | Scholarship payments provided by the Secretariat of Welfare | Formerly Prolongación Pirules[16] |
| Bien Pesca | A fishing program, Bienpesca, part of the Secretariat of Welfare | |
| Caminos Artesanales | Public roads built by communities, part of the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation | |
| Canasta Alimentaria | A market basket program, part of the Secretariat of Welfare | |
| Corredor Interoceánico | Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec transit route | |
| Crédito a la Palabra | Credits provided to individuals registered with the Secretariat of Welfare without requiring additional paperwork. | |
| El Insurgente | El Insurgente train connecting the State of Mexico with Mexico City | |
| De las Flores | Unchanged[17] | |
| Fertilizantes para el Bienestar | A fertilizer program, part of the Secretariat of Welfare | |
| Guardia Nacional | The National Guard institution, formerly a civil gendarmerie that was merged into the Secretariat of National Defense | |
| IMSS Bienestar | IMSS Bienestar, which was created following the dissolution of the Institute of Health for Welfare; part of the Secretariat of Health | |
| Internet para Todos | A program to increase internet coverage, part of the Secretariat of Welfare | |
| Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro | A job training program | |
| Justicia en Pasta de Conchos | A plea for justice for the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster | Formerly Cerrada Jacarandas[11] |
| La Escuela Es Nuestra | A program that allows school communities to decide how to use their resources | |
| Madres Trabajadoras | A support program for working mothers | |
| Mejoramiento Urbano | An urban improvement program | |
| Mexicana de Aviación | The Mexicana de Aviación brand which the government acquired from the defunct brand | |
| Avenida Moneda | Unchanged[8][17] | |
| Nacional de Reconstrucción | Subsidies for partial or total reconstruction of communities affected by natural disasters | |
| Parque Lago de Texcoco | The Lake Texcoco Ecological Park national park | Formerly Gladiolas[18] |
| Plan de Justicia Yaqui | A plea for justice for the Yaqui people | |
| Pensión Discapacidad | A pension program for people with disabilities aged 0 to 29 | |
| Pensión Mujeres | A pension program for women aged 60 or older | |
| Pensión para Adultos Mayores | A pension program for people aged 65 or older | |
| Precios de Garantía | Base prices for agricultural producers, part of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Presa El Cuchillo | The Presa El Cuchillo dam, in China, Nuevo León | |
| Presa Santa María | The Presa Santa María dam, in El Rosario, Sinaloa | |
| Reforma Judicial | The 2024 judicial reform | |
| Reforma Laboral | The 2019 labor reform | |
| Refinería Olmeca | The Olmeca Refinery in Paraíso, Tabasco | |
| Revolución de las Conciencias | "Revolution of the Consciousness", a phrase used by López Obrador | Formerly Copal[19] |
| Salario Mínimo | López Obrador significantly increased the minimum wage | |
| Sembrando Vida | A reforestation program | |
| Soberanía Energética | "Energy Sovereignty", López Obrador's call for Mexico to be self-sufficient in its energy supply | Formerly Pirules[11] |
| Súper Farmacia | A mega pharmacy that stores medications in Huehuetoca, State of Mexico | |
| Tandas para el Bienestar | A tanda is an informal loan club; part of the Secretariat of Welfare | Formerly Rosal[16] |
| Tianguis para el Bienestar | Distribution of confiscated fabrics and household goods, part of the Secretariat of Welfare | Formerly Orquídeas[9] |
| Tren Maya | The Mayan Train in the Yucatán Peninsula | |
| Tren Suburbano | The Tren Suburbano extension connecting Felipe Ángeles International Airport with Mexico City | |
| Turismo Comunitario | A community program supported by the Secretariat of Tourism | |
| Zonas Arqueológicas | Archaeology of Mexico |
Two streets, Calle de las Flores and Avenida Moneda, kept their names. Neighbors photographed and reported they were formerly renamed "Acúsalos con Su Mamá"—"Snitch on them to their mothers", a phrase said by López Obrador referring to accusing criminals with their families—and "Me Canso, Ganso"—a word play with rhyme whose literal translation is "I get tired, goose", but it means "I'm not giving up", a phrase López Obrador used during his inauguration as president.[12] The municipal government denied those names. Eslie Ellian Reyes Barrera, Legal Adviser of the Tultitlán City Council, explained that since the area was irregular, the former names and postal codes were unofficial.[20]
Reactions and request for consultation
editThe municipal president, Ana María Castro Fernández, said that with the change, "legal identity is given to the neighbors", adding that "it would be more shameful to live on a street named after Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, a murderer of the 1968 student movement", referring to the Tlatelolco massacre.[21] Elena García Martínez, interviewed by Leonardo Curzio of Radio Fórmula, said that the name change was intended to help residents regularize their properties and that the selection of names was made by the state's Urban Development Secretariat. She added that she did not consider the name change as an issue, since the municipality had the authority to make such decisions, and that if the majority of residents were dissatisfied, Morena would not have been the most-voted option in that area.[10]
Claudia Sheinbaum, López Obrador's successor, commented it was a municipal decision.[22] Residents expressed dissatisfaction at not being consulted and having to update their residence in multiple documents.[14] Others commented that their children could face bullying at school for living in a neighborhood with politically charged names.[23] The National Electoral Institute reported that the change of address for voter identification cards cannot be processed until October 2025 due to mapping reasons ahead of the 2025 judge elections, affecting approximately 8,200 registered voters.[24]
On 8 January 2025, the residents removed the street signs, stating that they were not consulted about the name changes. Only the street signs for Moneda and De las Flores remained in place.[25] Additionally, they said that when they went to pay for services such as water and property taxes, they were asked to change their addresses to proceed. Police officers attempted to halt the removals using tear gas. Subsequently, they blocked the Vía José López Portillo and threatened to close the Federal Highway 57.[26][27] After a discussion between residents and authorities, a consensus was reached to temporarily suspend the change of nomenclature, accept tax payments without requiring a change of address, and submit the issue of whether the name change should proceed to a popular consultation.[28][29]
López Obrador had previously commented, including when a statue was erected in his honor, that he did not want streets, neighborhoods, statues, or monuments to honor his legacy since it was no longer time for personality cults.[11][14]
References
edit- ^ Rodríguez, David (8 January 2025). En Tultitlán, vecinos de colonia Cuarta Transformación quitan letreros con nuevos nombres de calles [In Tultitlán, residents of Colonia Cuarta Transformación remove street signs with new names]. Telediario (in Spanish). Event occurs at 16:20. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Listado de las nuevas calles de la colonia La Cuarta Transformación en Tultitlán" [List of the New Streets in the La Cuarta Transformación Neighborhood in Tultitlán]. Eje Central (in Spanish). 19 December 2024. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b Contreras, Arturo (29 August 2024). "Inmuebles de colonia Fimesa III no serán retirados ni demolidos, asegura Ayuntamiento de Tultitlán" [Properties in the Fimesa III neighborhood will not be removed or demolished, assures the Tultitlán City Council]. El Universal. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "20 años sin obra social en El Paraje y gobierno de Tultitlán hace caso omiso" [20 Years Without Social Infrastructure in El Paraje, and the Tultitlán Government Ignores It]. Movimiento Antorchista Nacional (in Spanish). 25 September 2019.
- ^ Chávez González, Silvia (13 April 2023). "Desalojan y demuelen casas en asentamiento irregular de Tultitlán, Edomex" [Authorities Evict and Demolish Houses in an Irregular Settlement in Tultitlán, State of Mexico]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Chávez González, Silvia (13 April 2023). "Manifestantes retiran bloqueo de la Vía José López Portillo" [Protesters Lift Blockade on Vía José López Portillo]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Vázquez, Christian (13 December 2024). "Crean la colonia 'Cuarta Transformación' en Tultitlán y hasta cambiaron el nombre a las calles" [Government Creates the 'Cuarta Transformación' Neighborhood in Tultitlán and Even Changed the Names of the Streets]. Sopitas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b Medellín, Carlos (18 December 2024). "'Me Canso Ganso' y 'Becas Benito Juárez': Así es la colonia Cuarta Transformación en Tultitlán, Edomex" ['Me Canso Ganso' y 'Becas Benito Juárez': This is the Cuarta Transformación Neighborhood in Tultitlán, State of Mexico]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b Vecinos retiran letreros de calles con nombres de la 4T [Residents remove street signs with names associated with the Fourth Transformation] (in Spanish). Interviewed by Uresti, Azucena. 9 January 2025. Event occurs at 6:50–10:00. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via YouTube.
—Uresti: "Are these neighborhoods regularized?"
—Fuentes: "Yes, in fact, neighbors from Colonia Fimesa I, or El Paraje, already have their deeds issued by IMEVIS [Mexican Institute of Social Housing]. Fimesa II and Fimesa III are part of the regularization program that was issued by Delfina, Governor of the State of Mexico, to regularize the properties. While these areas are ejidal land, they have their land transfer contracts, but once regularized, they will have legal certainty through a deed or title.
—Uresti: So, they are in that process?
—Fuentes: "The neighborhoods are recognized because Fimesa I, Fimesa II, and Fimesa III are fully acknowledged in the municipal decrees. The Tultitlán City Council made a reform to their decree, if I remember correctly, on November 28, where Colonia Cuarta Transformación was included. However, in the municipal decrees from previous administrations, the neighborhoods of Fimesa I, Fimesa II, and Fimesa III were listed. In fact, residents of Fimesa III, in order to carry out administrative procedures, would go to the city council to request a domicile certificate, and the city council would issue it as Fimesa III.
—Uresti: "So, they can't argue that these properties are irregular?"
—Fuentes: "No, they can't argue that these properties are irregular because in the amparo cases we have filed before the district court, with the city council as the responsible authority, they have not claimed that the properties are irregular. In fact, they have presented documents that are not necessarily false but do not prove ownership or possession of the properties. According to their conclusions, the city council has owned these properties for 60 years since the 1960 expropriation. However, after reviewing everything legally, we can confirm that what they are claiming does not fall under the expropriation because, at the time, an expert from the attorney general's office clarified that these properties are remnants of the San Francisco Chilpan ejido, as determined in an expert opinion. - ^ a b Diputada defiende el cambio de nomenclatura en Tultitlán [Congresswoman defends the change in nomenclature in Tultitlán]. Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Interviewed by Curzio, Leonardo. 9 January 2025. Event occurs at 00:32–00:48; 03:30–03:55; 04:34–05:20. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via YouTube.
—Curzio: What led you to change the nomenclature? What considerations did you have?
—García: This is a consideration to help the inhabitants of almost 27 hectares to regularize these properties. [...]
—Curzio: The idea of calling it Revolución de las Conciencias or Internet para Todos, where did it come from?
—García: That is a proposal made by Urban Development based on the programs of our ex-president, who implemented all these programs. [...]
—Curzio: In the PRI era [Institutional Revolutionary Party], everything was called "Solidarity", and the idea of adopting government programs as part of the nomenclature doesn't look good, right? I mean, that was the Mexican tradition.
—García: No, for us it doesn't look bad; the municipal council has that authority.
—Curzio: It seems that these inhabitants didn't like it, right?
—García: Some inhabitants didn't like it. I'll tell you something, the polling stations in those areas have been won by Morena since 2017. If the people weren't delighted with this, they probably wouldn't have voted [for us] in 2024. - ^ a b c d e Morán Breña, Carmen (25 December 2024). "La Cuarta Transformación: la colonia donde todo cambia para que siga igual" [La Cuarta Transformación: the neighborhood where everything changes so that it remains the same]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b Cervantes, Itandehui (20 December 2024). "'Acúsalos con su mamá' Lista de calles de la colonia 'Cuarta Transformación' en Edomex y cómo llegar" ['Snitch on them to their mothers' – List of Streets in the 'Cuarta Transformación' Neighborhood in State of Mexico and How to Get There]. ADN40. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Dresser, Denise. "López Obrador's 'Fourth Transformation'" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Zúñiga, Alejandra (18 December 2024). "Así es la colonia 'La Cuarta Transformación' de Tultitlán; habitantes se dividen en opiniones" [This is the 'La Cuarta Transformación' neighborhood in Tultitlán; residents are divided in their opinions]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Mario (24 December 2024). Nombres de la colonia 'Cuarta Transformación' causan indignación entre habitantes [The names of the Colonia 'Cuarta Transformación' cause outrage among residents]. Milenio (in Spanish). Event occurs at 8:50–11:43. Retrieved 2 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Contreras, Arturo (18 December 2024). "Vecinos de Tultitlán rechazan imposición de nombre en nueva colonia". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b Sustaita, Sharon (20 December 2024). "¿Cómo se llamaban las calles de la Colonia 4T en Tultitlán antes del cambio de nombres?" [What Were the Names of the Streets in Colonia Cuarta Transformación in Tultitlán Before the Name Change?]. SDP Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ En el municipio de Tultitlán, en el Estado de México, "inmortalizaron" al gobierno del expresidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador [In the municipality of Tultitlán, in the State of Mexico, the government of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was "immortalized"]. Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Interviewed by Zúñiga, Óscar. 19 December 2024. Event occurs at 2:55. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Contreras, Arturo (18 December 2024). "Vecinos de la colonia 4T temen actualizar sus datos" [Neighbors of the 4T neighborhood are reluctant to update their information]. El Universal (in Spanish). Tultitlán. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Desmienten nombres de calles en la colonia 4T de Tultitlán" [Denial of Street Names in the Cuarta Transformación Neighborhood of Tultitlán]. Yahoo (in Spanish). Tultitlán. El Universal. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ García Ortiz, Octavio (20 December 2024). "Defiende alcaldesa de Tultitlán nombre de 'Cuarta Transformación' en colonia" [The Mayor of Tultitlán Defends the Name 'Cuarta Transformación' for the Neighborhood]. W Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Flores, Claudia (20 December 2024). "Sheinbaum reacciona a cambio de nombres de calles con frases y programas de AMLO: ¿En qué zona se ubican?" [Sheinbaum Reacts to the Street Name Changes with Phrases and Programs from AMLO: Where is the Area Located?]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "'No pensaba que fuera aquí': Vecinos de Tultitlán rechazan nuevos nombres de colonia 'Cuarta Transformación'" ["I didn't think it was here": Residents of Tultitlán Reject the New Names of the 'Cuarta Transformación' Neighborhood]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Contreras, Arturo (21 December 2024). "Cambiarán hasta octubre del próximo año el INE en la colonia 4T" [Neighbors will replace voter ID cars until October 2025 in Colonia Cuarta Transformación]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Silva, Marco; Velasco, Ángeles (9 January 2025). Vecinos de la colonia 4T se reunieron con autoridades: ¿A qué acuerdos llegaron? [Residents of Colonia Cuarta Transformación met with authorities: What agreements were reached?]. Imagen Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Contreras, Arturo (8 January 2025). "Vecinos de Tultitlán retiran nomenclatura de la colonia Cuarta Transformación" [Neighbors of Tultitlán remove the street signs from the Cuarta Transformación neighborhood]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Carrasco, Carolina (8 January 2025). "Habitantes de la Colonia 4T se enfrentan a la policía tras quitar los letreros de las calles" [Residents of Colonia Cuarta Transformación clashed with the police after removing the street signs]. Infobae. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Chávez Pérez, Silvia (10 January 2025). "Harán consulta sobre nombres de las calles en la colonia 4T" [A consultation will be held regarding the street names in Colonia Cuarta Transformación]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Cuautitlán Izcalli. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Contreras, Arturo (9 January 2025). "Vecinos de colonia Cuarta Transformación logran que cambio de nombre sea sometido a consulta pública; hay amparos colectivos e individuales" [Residents of Colonia Cuarta Transformación succeed in having the name change submitted to public consultation; there are collective and individual amparos] (in Spanish). Tultitlán. Archived from the original on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.