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General Treviño is a 
General Treviño originated from a ranch named “El Puntiagudo” that was given to Don Juan Baptista Chapa on 14 January 1688. Don Francisco Chapa made the foundation in 1705. Its erection in the villa was verified on 9 December 1868, being Governor of the State Nuevo León, General Jerónimo Treviño; it belonged to the villas founded during the 19th century. The main reason for its foundation was agriculture.
General Treviño is located northeast of the state of Nuevo León, in the region called “Gran Llanura de Norte America”, in the zone denominated “Fidenor”, located in the coordinates 26º28' of west longitude. The municipality has an elevation of above sealevel. General Trevino borders to the North and the West with Agualeguas, Nuevo León and Ciudad Mier,
municipality
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General Treviño originated from a ranch named “El Puntiagudo” that was given to Don Juan Baptista Chapa on 14 January 1688. Don Francisco Chapa made the foundation in 1705. Its erection in the villa was verified on 9 December 1868, being Governor of the State Nuevo León, General Jerónimo Treviño; it belonged to the villas founded during the 19th century. The main reason for its foundation was agriculture.
General Treviño is located northeast of the state of Nuevo León, in the region called “Gran Llanura de Norte America”, in the zone denominated “Fidenor”, located in the coordinates 26º28' of west longitude. The municipality has an elevation of above sealevel. General Trevino borders to the North and the West with Agualeguas, Nuevo León and Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities.
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; to the South with Melchor Ocampo and to the East with Los Aldamas.
The traditional foods of General Trevino include the Elote tamale, the “ carne seca” and the “cabrito
Cabrito () is the name in both Spanish and Portuguese for Roasting, roast Goat meat, goat kid in various Iberian and Latin American cuisines.
Argentina
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”. The typical candy is made of “fríjol” (bean).
General Treviño contains approximately 1,800 inhabitants. There are 49 localities in the municipality, of which most importantly are: San Javier, Rancho El Faro, Buena Vista and Los Maldonado.
Presidents of General Treviño
* Antioco Chapa Pérez (1939-1940) * Francisco Salinas González (1941-1942) * Ventura Garza Guerra (1946-1947) * Jorge Chapa Villarreal (1955-1957) * Juan Guerra Hinojosa (1958-1960) * Leopoldo Hinojosa Salinas (1961-1963) * Librado Salinas González (1964-1966) * Fernando Vela Madrigal (1970-1971) * Mardoqueo Hinojosa Hinojosa (1972-1973) * Arnoldo Garza Hinojosa (1974-1976) * Hiram Henkel Hinojosa Madrigal (1977-1979) * Mardoqueo Hinojosa Hinojosa (1980-1982) * Natalio Madrigal Maldonado (1983-1985) * José Marcelo Hinojosa Salinas (1986-1988) * Jesús Oscar González Garza (1989-1991) * José Marcelo Hinojosa Salinas (1992-1994) * Norma Herminia Pérez Maldonado (1994-1997) * Ildefonso Hinojosa Moreno (1997-2000) * Hiram Henckel Hinojosa Madrigal (2000-2003) * Raquel Villareal Cadena (2003-2006)References
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