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Morelos Municipality, Coahuila
Morelos is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Morelos. The municipality covers an area of 606.2 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,516. History Geography Adjacent municipalities * Zaragoza Municipality (north) *Nava Municipality (northeast) * Allende Municipality (southeast) *Sabinas Municipality (south) * San Juan de Sabinas Municipality (southwest) *Múzquiz Municipality Múzquiz is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Rosa de Múzquiz. The municipality covers an area of . As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 62,710. Of these, 242 ... (west) Major highways * Mexican Federal Highway 29 * Coahuila State Highway 10 References Municipalities of Coahuila {{Coahuila-geo-stub ...
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Municipality (Mexico)
Municipalities ('' municipios'' in Spanish) are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the '' state'' (Spanish: estado). They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of January 2021, there are 2,454 municipalities in Mexico, excluding the 16 boroughs of Mexico City. Since the 2015 Intercensal Survey, two municipalities have been created in Campeche, three in Chiapas, three in Morelos, one in Quintana Roo and one in Baja California. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong. are distinct from , a form of Mexican locality, and are divided into '' colonias'' (neighborhoods); some municipalities can be as large as full states, while cities can be measured in ba ...
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Allende Municipality, Coahuila
Allende Municipality is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at Allende. The municipality covers an area of 198.7 km². Demographics As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 20,153. Government Municipal presidents References Municipalities of Coahuila {{Coahuila-geo-stub ...
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Carretera Estatal 10
Carretera (Spanish "highway") may refer to: *''La Carretera'', album by Julio Iglesias 1995 * "La Carretera" (song), 2016 song by American singer Prince Royce See also *Carretera Central (other) *Carretera Austral The Carretera Austral (CH-7, ''in English: Southern Way'') is the name given to Chile's Route 7. The highway runs south for about from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins, passing through rural Patagonia. Carretera Austral provides road access ..., Chile * Carretera de Cádiz, one of the 11 districts of the city of Málaga, Spain {{dab ...
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Mexican Federal Highway 29
Federal Highway 29 ( es, Carretera Federal 29, Fed. 29) is a free part of the federal highway corridors ( es, los corredores carreteros federales) of Mexico. The highway connects Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila in the north near the Mexico – United States border to Morelos, Coahuila to the south. The total length of Fed. 29 is 104 km (65 mi). City streets in Ciudad Acuña connect the federal highways corridors (los corredores carreteros federales) to U.S. Route 277 in Del Rio, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by .... References 029 {{Mexico-road-stub ...
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Carretera Federal 29
Carretera (Spanish "highway") may refer to: *''La Carretera'', album by Julio Iglesias 1995 * "La Carretera" (song), 2016 song by American singer Prince Royce See also *Carretera Central (other) *Carretera Austral The Carretera Austral (CH-7, ''in English: Southern Way'') is the name given to Chile's Route 7. The highway runs south for about from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins, passing through rural Patagonia. Carretera Austral provides road access ..., Chile * Carretera de Cádiz, one of the 11 districts of the city of Málaga, Spain {{dab ...
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Múzquiz Municipality
Múzquiz is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Rosa de Múzquiz. The municipality covers an area of . As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 62,710. Of these, 242 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Kickapoo and Nahuatl. It is named for Melchor Múzquiz, President of the Republic in 1832, born in Santa Rosa in 1790. Besides the seat, other towns of note include the coal mining town of Palaú (pop 16,000). Communities originating in the United States The town of El Nacimiento is home to the Kickapoo and the Mascogos, both of whom originated in the eastern United States. The Mascogos ( es, Negros Mascogos) are descendants of Black Seminoles who had fled to Indian Territory following the Seminole Wars. Both the Kickapoo and the Mascogos later left Indian Territory and settled in Mexico. Locals in El Nacimiento celebrate Juneteenth, known locally as "Day of the Blacks" ( es, Día de los Neg ...
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San Juan De Sabinas Municipality
San Juan de Sabinas is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nueva Rosita. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115. In 1908, it was the scene of the Mina Rosita Vieja disaster The Mina Rosita Vieja disaster occurred on February 27, 1908, when a huge early-morning explosion rocked the Rosita Vieja Coal Mine near the town of San Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila. The explosion led to the deaths of 200 miners in shaft No. 2. Th ..., the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history. References Municipalities of Coahuila {{Coahuila-geo-stub ...
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Sabinas Municipality
Sabinas is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Sabinas Sabinas is a city in Sabinas Municipality of the same name located in the northeastern quadrant of the state of Coahuila in Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on .... The municipality covers an area of 2345.2 km2. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 53,042 . References Municipalities of Coahuila {{Coahuila-geo-stub ...
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Nava Municipality
Nava is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so .... The municipal seat lies at Nava. The municipality covers an area of 804.9 km². Towns and villages The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:2010 census tables: INEGI


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* Guerrero Municipality - east and southeast *
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José María Morelos
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón () (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811. Born in Valladolid, Michoacán, Morelos studied at Colegio de San Nicolás and was appointed priest of Carácuaro in 1799. He joined Miguel Hidalgo's Cry of Dolores, soon becoming an insurgency leader. Aided by local peoples, along with revolutionary leaders Mariano Matamoros and Ignacio López Rayón, Morelos occupied territories in southern and central New Spain, leading the Siege of Cuautla and capturing Acapulco, New Spain's main port in the Pacific Ocean. His campaigns galvanized regional insurgencies against Spanish rule, which made him the royalist army's main rival. :) In 1813, Morelos wrote ''Sentimientos de la Nación'', a document influenced by the Constitution of Cádiz where he outli ...
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Zaragoza Municipality, Coahuila
Zaragoza is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, a state in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Zaragoza. The municipality covers an area of 8183.5 km². It is near the Mexico–US border with Texas. Zaragoza has an abundance of natural resources like fluoride, silver and lead. Zaragoza's local economy consists of agriculture, some industry, livestock, tourism and commercial/retail. It is one of the cities in the "5 manantiales" (5 springs) region in northern Coahuila. The celebrations commemorating Zaragoza's founding on 1 February 1753 are a popular attraction, and feature a traditional " cabalgata" or horse trail ride with horse pulled vintage buggies. On 7 August 1827, the name of the town was changed to San Fernando de Rosas, and to Zaragoza on the 27 February 1868. Zaragoza has a local cable television system and a local radio station, XHZR-FM. History Geography Adjacent municipalities *Acuña Municipality (north) * Jiménez Municipality (nor ...
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