Lázaro Cárdenas (Spanish: [ˈlasaɾo ˈkaɾðenas] ⓘ), also known as Cárdenas, is a town in the municipality of San Martín de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

[1] Prior to 1937, the area was known as Rancho 'El Camichín', a land grant owned by Jesús Rosas.

The land was donated by Rosas with the purpose of constructing a townsite.

The town was officially established with a document[2] signed on April 9, 1937 by the governor and residents dictating that the new name would be "Lázaro Cárdenas", in honor of Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, President of Mexico from Michoacán (1934–1940).

As of the INEGI census of 2005, there were 235 people residing in Lázaro Cárdenas.