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Cadereyta De Montes
Cadereyta de Montes () is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro. The municipality is the second most extensive in the state. The city was founded in 1640, and received its current name in two stages: first in 1642 in honor of Viceroy Don Lope Díez de Armendáriz, marqués de Cadereyta, and then in 1904 after the lawyer Ezequiel Montes. From its conception during the Spanish rule of Mexico, the city was intended to become quite important. It received the status of '' Alcaldía mayor'' in 1689, thus becoming the dominant city in this part of the state. It was a post from which the main trade routes were defended from attacks by the indigenous people of the Sierra Gorda. A famous greenhouse called ''Finca Schmoll'' is in the city, preserving a large collection of desert plants open to the public. History Approximately 7,000 years ago, the Cadereyta region was inhabited by various nomad groups who hunted and collected food to sustain themselves Wooden too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadereyta Jiménez
Cadereyta Jiménez is the name of a city as well as of a Municipalities of Nuevo León, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican states of Mexico, state of Nuevo León. The municipality of Cadereyta Jiménez is located in the central part of the state, 360 meters above sea level, at 25' 36" N latitude and 100' 00" W longitude. The municipality has a territorial extension of 1,141 km2 (441 sq mi). It borders the following municipalities, all of which are in the state of Nuevo León: to the north, Juárez, Nuevo León, Juárez and Pesquería; to the south, Allende, Nuevo León, Allende, Montemorelos and General Terán; to the east, General Terán and Los Ramones; to the west, Juárez and Santiago, Nuevo León, Santiago. It is the most easterly municipality of the Monterrey metropolitan area. The city of Cadereyta Jiménez, which is the seat of the municipality and its main population center had a 2005 census population of 56,552, the ninth-largest city in the state. However, within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
