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La Cuarta Transformación
Neighborhood
Etymology: Fourth Transformation
Nickname: Fimesa
La Cuarta Transformación
Coordinates: 19°35′50″N 99°10′30″W / 19.59722°N 99.17500°W / 19.59722; -99.17500
Country	Mexico
Municipality	Tultitlán Municipality
Colonia	December 2024; 0 months ago (2024-12)
Founded by	Elena García Martínez
Postal code	54958

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 Elena García Martínez, the municipal president and member of the political party Morena, three areas—Fimesa II, Fimesa III, and El Paraje—were merged and the colonia was established. The municipal authorities settled it without prior notice or consultation with the residents and changed the postal codes. Previously, the streets had different topic names, like people and flora. Following the change, they were renamed after elements associated with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024 and the former leader of Morena. During his tenure, López Obrador promoted the political platform known as the Fourth Transformation (La cuarta transformación).

History

Fimesa is part of a former ejido named San Francisco Chilpan, which lost its status in 1964 and became part of the Tultitlán Municipality. However, like most ejidos, it became an irregular communal land area where people settle in abandoned spaces. Ejidos are areas that often lack basic services such as paving, drainage, or electricity. It 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.

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 [es] as a protest. The government of the State of Mexico agreed to send members of the state's attorney general's office to file criminal complaints. The municipal government said that these properties are not for sale and that there are groups of people deceiving residents. By August 2024, there were approximately 300 lawsuits related to amparo, administrative matters, and civil cases.

Establishment

In December 2024, Elena García Martínez, the municipal president of Tultitlán, ordered the establishment of the colonia (neighborhood) La Cuarta Transformación by merging Fimesa II, Fimesa III, and El Paraje. La cuarta transformación (the Fourth Transformation), was the political platform created by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. The street names were changed to projects, concepts and phrases related to López Obrador.

Streets

The municipal government renamed 45 streets, all displayed with maroon-colored plates from the Morena party:

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 them to their mother", 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 said during his inauguration as president. 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 zip codes were unofficial.

Reception

The municipal president, Elena García Martínez, 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. Claudia Sheinbaum, López Obrador's successor, commented it was a municipal decision. Residents expressed dissatisfaction at not being consulted and having to update their residence in multiple documents. Others commented that their children could face bullying at school for living in a neighborhood with politically charged names.

López Obrador had previously commented, including when a statue was erected in his honor, that he did not want streets, neighborhoods, statues, or monuments since it was no longer time for personality cults.

References

1. ^ "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. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. ^ Cervantes, Itandehui (20 December 2024). "'Acúsalos con su mamá' Lista de calles de la colonia 'Cuarta Transformación' en Edomex y cómo llegar" ['Snitch them to their mother' – List of Streets in the 'Cuarta Transformación' Neighborhood in State of Mexico and How to Get There]. ADN40. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
7. Dresser, Denise. "López Obrador's 'Fourth Transformation'" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
8. ^ 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). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
9. "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.
10. 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). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
11. 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.
12. "'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.

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