General Treviño

General Treviño is a

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northern Mexico Northern Mexico ( es, el Norte de México ), commonly referred as , is an informal term for the northern cultural and geographical area in Mexico. Depending on the source, it contains some or all of the states of Baja California, Baja California ...

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 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 ...

, General

Jerónimo Treviño José Jerónimo de los Dolores Treviño y Leal, commonly known as Jerónimo Treviño was a prominent Mexican General and politician. He was a veteran of the Reform War and the Second French intervention in Mexico which he gained fame for his par ...

; 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

, 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 Agualeguas is both a city and a municipality located in the northeastern part of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, (). The name "Agualeguas" honors the first inhabitants of the region, the Gualegua tribe. It was recognized as a village on January ...

, Nuevo León and

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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

; to the South with

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and to the East with

Los Aldamas Los Aldamas is a municipality located in the northeast part of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Its geographic coordinates are {{coord, 26, 03, N, 99, 11, W}. It is bordered to the north by the state of Tamaulipas, to the south with the municipal ...

. The traditional foods of General Trevino include the

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, the “

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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. Municipalities of Nuevo León {{NuevoLeon-geo-stub