San Pedro Garza García ''(''also known as San Pedro or Garza García'')'' is a city-municipality of the

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and 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 ...

. It is a contemporary commercial suburb of the larger metropolitan city of

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between

Puente de la Unidad Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge designed by Óscar Bulnes that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuevo L ...

and the

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, including areas surrounding Calzada del Valle/Calzada San Pedro. In 2018 it was evaluated as having the best quality of life in México and it is regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Latin America. It has luxury shopping malls, large green areas, as well as important colleges and hospitals.

Cerro de Chipinque The Cerro de Chipinque is a mountain in the San Pedro Garza García, Monterrey and Santa Catarina municipalities; state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The mountain is part of the Sierra Madre Oriental range and the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park. ...

and Chipinque Ecological Park are notable aspects of the city. The city hosts the headquarters of corporations such as ALFA,

Cemex CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., known as Cemex, is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico. It manufactures and distributes cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in more than 50 countries ...

Gamesa Gamesa (formerly Galletera Mexicana S.A. de C.V. "Mexican Biscuit Company") is Mexico's largest manufacturer of cookies. The company also makes flour, ready to eat cereals and other related products. It is headquartered in San Nicolás de los Gar ...

Vitro Vitro is the largest glass producer in Mexico and one of the world's largest organizations in the glass industry. Founded in 1909 in Monterrey, Mexico, this corporation has 30 subsidiaries in Mexico, United States, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Cos ...

, Pyosa, Softtek, and Cydsa.

Geography

The municipality has an area of and is primarily urban, located adjacent to the southwest side of Monterrey. It sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, most notably La Loma Larga and

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Government

The Municipal President (Mayor) of San Pedro is Miguel Treviño de Hoyos, an independent candidate. San Pedro Garza Garcia was founded in 1596. The land was converted into a large

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called "Los Nogales" which produced crops like corn, wheat, and beans. During the 18th century, the

often went by the name of "San Pedro", in honor of

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. The city was not elevated to the status of "Villa" (Village) until December 14, 1882, when it was given the name Garza García, in honor of the

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, Genaro Garza García. It was not until 1988 that the mayor at the time, Alejandro Chapa Salazar gave the city its current name, adding the reference to what it was called centuries before.

Education

Higher education

The city is home to the Catholic university,

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(UDEM), which offers

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and

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programs. The

Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) ( en, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education), also known as Tecnológico de Monterrey or just Tec, is a secular and coeducational private university based in ...

(ITESM) has two of its graduate schools in San Pedro. The Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EGADE), ITESM's Graduate School of Business, and the Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Política Pública (EGAP), the Graduate School of Politics and Public Administration. Both campuses are located in

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. There are no public universities in San Pedro.

Elementary and secondary education

San Pedro has 40 public pre-schools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. The city also has 39 private schools. However, whereas public schools only offer one type of education (e.g., only middle school, or only elementary school), private schools offer multiple types (mostly K-9th and K-12). If counted individually by type of education provided, private schools function as 88 different schools, more than twice the number of public schools. Some examples of notable private schools in San Pedro are Bachillerato Anáhuac Campus Monterrey, Centro de Educación y Cultura del Valle, S.C. (CECVAC), Colegio Inglés, Instituto Anglia, Instituto Brillamont, Instituto Irlandés, Instituto Mater,

Instituto San Roberto San Roberto International School, formerly known as Instituto San Roberto, is a private international school located in Monterrey, Mexico. The school was founded in 1982 by Mrs. Monica Sada. , San Roberto International School was part of Nord ...

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, and

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Other education

The ''Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C.'', a part-time Japanese school, is in Garza García.

Notable residents

* Maria L. de Hernández (1896–1986), Mexican-American rights activist, was born in San Pedro Garza García. *

José Antonio Fernández Carbajal José Antonio Fernández Carbajal (born 1954 in Puebla) is a Mexican businessman. He is the chairman and former CEO of FEMSA, the largest beverage company in Latin America. Additionally, he serves as president of the Board of Directors of Mexic ...

, notable businessman *

Lorenzo Zambrano Lorenzo Hormisdas Zambrano Treviño (27 March 1944 – 12 May 2014) was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist. He took over Cemex, a regional cement company founded by his grandfather, and transformed it into one of the largest cement produce ...

, businessman and philanthropist * Alejandro Junco de la Vega, journalist and founder of Reforma * Mauricio Fernández Garza, politician and businessman

Sister City

San Pedro Garza García has one sister city.: * - Plano,

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, US

References

External links

San Pedro Municipal Website

Nuevo León
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México {{DEFAULTSORT:San Pedro Garza Garcia Populated places in Nuevo León Monterrey metropolitan area 1882 establishments in Mexico Edge cities in Mexico