Tequila, Jalisco Tequila, Jalisco Santiago de Tequila ( ; "place of tribute") is a Mexican town and municipality located in the state of Jalisco about 60 km from the city of Guadalajara. Tequila is best known as being the birthplace of the drink that bears its name, “tequila,” which is made from the blue agave plant, native to this area. The heart of the plant contains sugars and had been used by native peoples here to make a fermented drink. After the Spanish arrived, they took this fermented beverage and distilled it, producing the tequila known today. The popularity of the drink
Agave margaritae to five mm long and .5 mm thick. The Species description was published in 1889 by Townshend Stith Brandegee. A synonym of this species is "Agave connochaetoden" Trel. "Agave margaritae" is a representative of the genus "Agave". It is under domiciled in Baja California Peninsula and differentiated through leaf and flower structure characteristics. The species is related to "Agave vizcainoensis". "Agave margaritae" is cultivated in Huntington Botanic Garden in San Marino, California. Agave margaritae Agave margaritae is a species of plant from the Agave genus. Its common name in English is "Magdalena Island Agave". The plant is endemic to Baja