Briseñas is a municipality in the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
. The capital of the municipality is Briseñas de Matamoros. The population of the community according to the INEGI, is 10,653 (2010).
History
It was an hacienda in which the Territorial Law of September 11, 1932, granted the category of tenancy within the municipality of Vista Hermosa. During the government of
General Lázaro Cárdenas, when the agrarian reform was applied and the land was distributed, the farmers of this place were given 2,726 hectares. Years later, due to the promotion carried out by Mr. José Magaña Pérez, the Congress of the State of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
decreed in 1959, the formation of the municipality, elevating the town to the category of principal town, with the name of Briseñas de Matamoros.
References
External links
Municipal website
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Municipalities of Michoacán