Abasolo is a
city
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and seat of the
municipality of Abasolo in the northern
Mexican state
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of
Coahuila. In 2000, the city had 1,130 inhabitants.
History
In 1730 it went by the name of Vicente el Alto, by November 14, 1827, it was granted
village
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status and renamed after Independence
caudillo
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Mariano Abasolo
Jose Mariano de Abasolo (1783–1816) was a Mexican revolutionist, born at Dolores, Guanajuato. He participated in the revolution started by Miguel Hidalgo.
Biography
In 1809 he belonged to one of the first conspiracy groups located in Val ...
.
Coat of arms
Over a parchment appears the image of an eagle with its wings extended as a frame separated into three sections. In the upper right section the San Vicente Ferrer church is shown. A lit torch symbolizes the free spirit of its inhabitants in the upper left section. Finally in the lower section, prosperity and modernity are depicted in which a tractor driver works the land irrigated by a brook. In the background mountains and trees are seen. The inscription at the top of the parchment reads "Terra Mater", which emphasizes the importance of the land to its inhabitants.
Geography
Climate
References
External links
Municipal information on Coahuila state website(in Spanish)
Official webpage(in Spanish)
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Populated places in Coahuila
1827 establishments in Mexico
Populated places established in 1827