It forms part of the metropolitan area of the state capital, Santiago de Querétaro.

The area was made a municipality in 1941 and named after Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, known as La Corregidora, a heroine from the events leading to the Mexican War of Independence.

Besides El Pueblito, other important urbanizations in the municipality are San José de los Olvera, Candiles, Tejeda and Venceremos.

The economy in the city is based in part on agriculture, but mainly on the industrial sector, and most residents work in Santiago de Querétaro.

Cabildo: The legislature, consisting of Sindicos and Regidores, and responsible for passage of local ordinances.