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Múzquiz (municipality)
Múzquiz may refer to: * Múzquiz Municipality, a municipality of Coahuila, Mexico * Santa Rosa de Múzquiz, a city and seat of the municipality of Múzquiz * Múzquiz metro station, a station on the Mexico City metro system * Melchor Múzquiz José Ventura Melchor Ciriaco de Ecay-Múzquiz y Arrieta (6 April 1788 – 14 December 1844) was a Mexican soldier and politician who became the 5th President of Mexico after president Anastasio Bustamante stepped down to personally lead ... (1790–1844), a Mexican soldier and politician * Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz, (1736–1825), viceroy of New Granada * Raymie Muzquiz (b. 1960), an American animation director {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Múzquiz Municipality
Múzquiz is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Rosa de Múzquiz. The municipality covers an area of . As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 62,710. Of these, 242 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Kickapoo and Nahuatl. It is named for Melchor Múzquiz, President of the Republic in 1832, born in Santa Rosa in 1790. Besides the seat, other towns of note include the coal mining town of Palaú (pop 16,000). Communities originating in the United States The town of El Nacimiento is home to the Kickapoo and the Mascogos, both of whom originated in the eastern United States. The Mascogos () are descendants of Black Seminoles who had fled to Indian Territory following the Seminole Wars. Both the Kickapoo and the Mascogos later left Indian Territory and settled in Mexico. Locals in El Nacimiento celebrate Juneteenth, known locally as "Day of the Blacks" (). 2021 mining accident A mine in Las Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa De Múzquiz
Melchor Múzquiz (also: Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz, Ciudad Múzquiz, or simply Múzquiz) is a city and seat of the municipality of Múzquiz, in the north-eastern Mexican state of Coahuila. The city is named for Melchor Múzquiz, President of the Republic in 1832, born in Santa Rosa in 1790. History The city was founded on 26 September 1735 by the viceroy Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta as a Spanish garrison in order to protect them from the constant native attacks. The name of the settlement was firstly called Santa Rosa María del Sacramento, name that was approved by the viceroy on 29 August 1737. On 6 February 1850, the settlement's name was abolished and it was renamed to Villa de Múzquiz, honoring the interim President Melchor Múzquiz. On March 9 1925, Villa de Múzquiz was declared a city and its name changed to the current Melchor Múzquiz. Her "ciudades amigas" was established with Denton, Texas in 2015. Múzquiz was declared part of the "Pueblos Mágicos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Múzquiz Metro Station
Múzquiz metro station is a metro station, station of the Mexico City Metro in the colonia (Mexico), ''colonia'' (neighborhood) of Valle de Aragón 3a. Sección, in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, in the Greater Mexico City, metropolitan area of Mexico City. It is an at-grade railway, at-grade station with one island platform served by Mexico City Metro Line B, Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Ecatepec metro station, Ecatepec and Río de los Remedios metro station, Río de los Remedios stations. The name of the station references the nearby ''colonia'' of Melchor Múzquiz, which in turn was named after Melchor Múzquiz, Melchor de Eca y Múzquiz, the fifth president of Mexico; its pictogram depicts a representation of his bust. The station was opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of service between Ciudad Azteca metro station, Ciudad Azteca and Buenavista metro station, Buenavista stations. The facilities are partially Accessible tourism, acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchor Múzquiz
José Ventura Melchor Ciriaco de Ecay-Múzquiz y Arrieta (6 April 1788 – 14 December 1844) was a Mexican soldier and politician who became the 5th President of Mexico after president Anastasio Bustamante stepped down to personally lead his armies against an 1832 insurgency known as the Plan of Veracruz. Múzquiz played an active role in attempting to suppress the revolt, but revolution would succeed and Múzquiz was forced to step down in December 1832 in favor of the insurgents' choice for president: Manuel Gomez Pedraza. Early life Melchor Múzquiz was born in Santa Rosa, Coahuila in 1790 and began his studies at the college of San Ildefono in Mexico City from which he left to join the insurgents when the Mexican War of Independence broke out in 1810. He fought against the Spanish in Michoacán and Veracruz and was taken prisoner at the Hacienda of Monte Blanco at the time when he had reached the rank of colonel. He was transported to Puebla and was at the point o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Mendinueta Y Múzquiz
Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz (June 7, 1736 in Elizondo, Navarre – 1825) was a Spanish lieutenant general and colonial official. From January 2, 1797, to 1803 he was viceroy of New Granada. He was a knight of the Order of Santiago, and he was awarded the Gran Cruz of Carlos III. Background Mendinueta began his military career as an infantry cadet in 1756. He arrived in America for the first time in 1763, charged with organizing the militias in Cuba and Puerto Rico. He returned to the New World in 1782; in 1783 he was part of the army in Havana. The following year he went to New Spain, where he organized the provincial and urban militias. He returned to Spain in 1789. He fought in the War of the Pyrenees against the First French Republic during the years 1793–1795. During the Battle of Boulou from 29 April to 1 May 1794, cavalry under his command clashed with French troops under Pierre Augereau. As viceroy of New Granada On January 1, 1796, he was named viceroy of New Granada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |