Monte Escobedo Municipality is a municipality located in the southwestern area of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. With a total population of 8,929 people, that municipality was given in 1820, when the Cortes of Cádiz in Spain was established. The Township was named as Francisco de Escobedo y Díaz, an early settler of the town. The last police officer of Monte Escobedo disappeared on January 19, 2021. Two police officers resigned in December 2020; in 2013 there were 22 officers. The municipality is now completely controlled by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

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* https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007722336911 * https://www.facebook.com/monteescobedensesusa.monteescobedo/ Municipalities of Zacatecas Populated places in Zacatecas {{Zacatecas-geo-stub