Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a population of 415,869. The city is located in the geographic center of the municipality, which has an areal extent of 553.18 km² (213.58 sq mi) and includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are San Miguel Octopan, Rincón de Tamayo and San Juan de la Vega.
There are many smaller towns around Celaya including Rincón de Tamayo, Tarimoro, Salvatierra, La Moncada, Panales Jamaica (Cañones), Panales Galera, La Calera, La Estancia, La Noria, La Acebuche, Cacalote, and Charco Largo.
General Álvaro Obregón defeated Pancho Villa in the Battle of Celaya, 1915. Celaya was also the Guanajuato state capital for a short period.
An explosion in a gunpowder and fireworks warehouse in September, 1999, killed over 60 people and injured over 300 people.
She erases the scars every time
Even when her feelings blow up in her mind
She dances to the symphony of galaxies
Illusions of all secrets like chemical hymns
Worthless conductor gives the rhyme
Let there be light
Riddles and distortions in slow motion
The wrinkles of creation, the crash of the future
Love affair isn't fair
The tales of her dreams always dismissed
Don t waste all the time
Asking how, when or why
Take your wings and fly
Wings to fly
High
Love every day of your life
My words, my signs, ain't it enough?
Trying to reach what's beyond
Maybe we can travel cross space and time
But we ll never find the key of paradise
Wings to fly
Right now towards the sky
Love every day of your life
Take your wings and fly