Tula is a town located in
Tula Municipality in the
Mexican
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state
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of
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.
It is located in nor ...
.
History
The city was founded on 22 July 1617, by the
Franciscan
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friar
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Juan Baptist of Mollinedo; thus, it is usually considered the oldest city in the state of Tamaulipas.
In 2011, Tula was declared a ''
Pueblo Mágico
Pueblo refers to the settlements of the Pueblo peoples, Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, currently in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The permanent communities, including some of the oldest continually occupied settlemen ...
''. In August 2013, archeologists discovered 30 skeletons estimated to be about 3,000 years old. This could mean that the area of Tula was home to one of oldest genetic lineages of America.
Geography
Climate
References
External links
Gobierno Municipal de TulaOfficial website
Populated places in Tamaulipas
Pueblos Mágicos
Populated places established in 1617
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