Doctor González is a municipality and town located in the northeastern Mexican state of
Nuevo León. It has a territorial extension of 701.8 km². The municipal seat has 404
metres
The metre (British spelling
Despite the various English dialects spoken from country to country and within different regions of the same country, there are only slight regional variations in English orthography, the two most notable va ...
above sea level. The municipality is located 48 km northeastwards
Monterrey. The municipality was named in honor of
José Eleuterio González
Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez Mendoza (born 20 February 1813, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) was a Mexican physician and philanthropist, founder of the UANL and the Hospital Universitario José V VCVBEleuterio González. His father was Matías Gonz ...
.
Geography
It borders with the municipalities of
Higueras
Higueras is a Spanish municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alto Palancia, in the Province of Castellón, Valencian Community. In 2015, the population was 91.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as ''Torre de la Higuera''.
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and
Cerralvo to north,
Pesquería and
Los Ramones to south,
Cerralvo to west, and
Marín to west.
History
The first settlement in what is today the municipality of Doctor González took place in October 21, 1694, founded by Spanish settlers as
Hacienda de Ramos, the history of the region where the municipality is now located lies within the
Salinas Valley
The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley.
The Salinas River, which geologically ...
, a historic region in the former
New Kingdom of León
The New Kingdom of León ( es, Nuevo Reino de León), was an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire, politically ruled by the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was located in an area corresponding generally to the present-day northeastern Mexica ...
which extended throughout the
Salinas River comprising several municipalities in northern Nuevo León, an important region during the colonization of Nuevo León. The word 'Salinas' designated for the region, was because of the large area characterized by salinity on their lands, useful for livestock and which settled a large number of ranches and farms during the XVII, XVIII and XIX. In 1883 Hacienda de Ramos, was created as a municipality and renamed as Doctor González.
References
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Municipalities of Nuevo León