Xicoténcatl Municipality is a
municipality
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located in the
Mexican state
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of
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
. On March 15, 1751, it was founded as Escandon. On October 27, 1828, it was renamed Xicoténcatl.
Bienvenidos
References
External links
Gobierno Municipal de Xicoténcatl
Official website
Municipalities of Tamaulipas
Populated places established in 1751
1751 establishments in New Spain
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