Escobedo is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located in the state's central region ''(Región Centro)'', about 50 km north of

Monclova Monclova (), is a city and the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census, the city had 231,107 inhabitants. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and a ...

. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The name "Escobedo" honours 19th-century liberal statesman

Mariano Escobedo Mariano Antonio Guadalupe Escobedo de la Peña (16 January 1826 – 22 May 1902) was a Mexican Army general and Governor of Nuevo León. Early life Mariano Escobedo was born in San Pablo de los Labradores (which is today known as Galeana), ...

. Escobedo had 2,791 inhabitants in 2000. The

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

has a commercial truck assembly plant in Escobedo.

References

Populated places in Coahuila {{Coahuila es:Escobedo (México)