Tula is a town located in Tula Municipality in the state of

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 ...

History

The city was founded on 22 July 1617 by the Franciscan friar Juan Baptist of Mollinedo thus usually is considered the oldest city in the state of Tamaulipas. In 2011, Tula was declared a '' pueblo mágico''. 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.

Climate

References

External links

Gobierno Municipal de Tula
Official website Populated places in Tamaulipas Pueblos Mágicos Populated places established in 1617 {{Tamaulipas-geo-stub