Parras de la Fuente () is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican
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of Coahuila. The city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Parras Municipality, which has an area of 9,271.7 km2 (3,579.8 sq mi).
At the census of 2020, the population was 44,472. There are many factories that produce denim and Parras is also a source for Mexican wine. It was the first wine growing region in the
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History
The former Hacienda del Rosario is the place where Parras de la Fuente was founded in 1598, by Capitán Antón Martín de Zapata. The
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Mexican–American War
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is in Parras de la Fuente, and was founded by Lorenzo García on August 19, 1597. Casa Madero is home to the oldest winery.Jose Vasconcelos "Evaristo Madero: Biografia de un Patricio" (Impresiones Modernas, 1954); Rafael Heliodoro Valle, “The History of Wine in Mexico” American Journal of Enology and Viticulture Vol. 9, No. 3, (1958); Pablo Lacoste "La vid y el vino en América del Sur: El desplazamiento de los polos vitivinícolas (Siglos XVI Al XX)." Revista Universum Vol. 2, no. No. 19 (2004): 62-93.
Features
Parras de la Fuente is a '' Pueblo Mágico'', designated in 2004. Parras is called the
oasis
In ecology, an oasis (; : oases ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environmentsemi-desert of Coahuila state. It has bathing resorts (which were used to generate electric power for industry usage).
The Municipality President's building, a historical attraction, is a replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo. The ''Hostal el Farol'' is the historic former house of General Raúl Madero. ''San Ignacio de Loyola'' church was built in the 17th century. ''Santo Madero'' church is located on an extinct
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