General Escobedo, or simply Escobedo, is a city and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Nuevo León
Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...
,
Mexico
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that is part of the
Monterrey Metropolitan area
The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called ''Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey'' or AMM, the metropolitan area is the 2nd-largest in Mexico.
Overview
Th ...
. As of the census of 2005, the population was 295,131 in the city and 299,364 in the municipality. The municipality has an area of around 205 km² and shares borders to the south with
San Nicolás de los Garza,
Monterrey
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and
Santa Catarina; to the north with Hidalgo and El Carmen; to the east with
Apodaca
Apodaca () is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area. It lies in the northeastern part of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. It is known for becoming recently a heavy industrialized city. As of 2019, th ...
and
Salinas Victoria; and to the west with
García. Escobedo is also the home of the Mexican Army's 7th Military Zone Army Base.
Origin of the name
The city was named after the General
Mariano Escobedo
Mariano Antonio Guadalupe Escobedo de la Peña (16 January 1826 – 22 May 1902) was a Mexican Army general and Governor of Nuevo León.
Early life
Mariano Escobedo was born in San Pablo de los Labradores (which is today known as Galeana), ...
.
Escobedo was known as "Topo de los Ayala" and was under Monterrey's jurisdiction in 1830, it was until 1867 that it was separated from the San Nicolas de los Garza municipality under governor Jerónimo Treviño and was thus decreed on February 24, 1868 becoming the "Villa de Gral. Escobedo".
History
Escobedo is one of the fastest-growing cities in
Nuevo León
Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...
. It has been settled for over 400 years. The land was originally known as "Los Llanos del Topo" (Hills of the Topo). The first owner of these lands was Captain
José de Treviño
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, who was granted the territory on April 25, 1604 by Gov.
Diego de Montemayor
Diego de Montemayor ( – 1611) was a Spanish conquistador, explorer, officer, and the governor of Nuevo Reino de León.
Early life
Historians dispute his date of birth, place of birth, and the identity of his parents. However, Antonio Morale ...
. Although Treviño was the original owner, the city itself was established by his son
José de Ayala
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
with the "Hacienda del Topo de San Nicolas Tolentino" by the time known as "Topo de los Ayala" or "Topo Grande", not to be confused with "Topo de los Gonzalez" or "Topo Chico".
In recent years Escobedo has undergone major growth, with many urban projects like
shopping mall
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s and the expansion of the "Escobedo
Industrial Park
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.The town was the location of
Blue Diamond Truck
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s, a joint venture between
Navistar
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and
Ford Motor Company
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, until that company was dissolved in 2009.
The population in year 2005 in General Escobedo was 295,131 people, 148,835 men and 146,296 women. It was the 5th most populous city in the state, representing 7.03% of the total population.
This is due to the exponential growth on expansion on commerce, neighborhoods and Industries along the municipality, Escobedo along Apodaca N.L. are the two Municipalities with the biggest growth in recent years
Sister City
General Escobedo has one sister city.:
* -
Pharr,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, USA
References
External links
Municipio de General EscobedoOfficial website
{{Authority control
Populated places in Nuevo León
Monterrey metropolitan area