San Pedro (formally: San Pedro de las Colonias) is a city located in the southwestern part of the state of
Coahuila in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. San Pedro lies east-northeast of the city of
Torreón
Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in ...
and serves as the seat of the
surrounding municipality of the same name.
In the 2005 INEGI Census the city had a population of 43,447 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 93,377. The municipality has a large area of 9,942.7 km² (3,838.9 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of
Concordia (La Rosita).
History
During the
French intervention
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, the lands had belonged primarily to Doña Luisa Ibarra de Zuloaga, who was closely associated with
Empress Carlota
Charlotte of Belgium (''Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine''; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a Princess of Belgium and member of the House of ...
. After the restoration of the republic, the lands, notably the ranches “La Chona” and “El Hormiguero” were seized by the government and placed under the control of Don Jerónimo Treviño, hero of the 1866 Battle of Santa Isabel. Mustered out Republican soldiers settled on the land having been given grants by the governor of
Coahuila.
Sister Cities
San Pedro is sister cities with
Springfield, Illinois, United States.
References
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
CoahuilaEnciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ayuntamiento de San PedroOfficial website
Portal de Internet de San PedroOfficial website
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Populated places in Coahuila