San Pedro Garza García (also known as San Pedro) is a city-municipality in the

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and part of the

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. It is a contemporary commercial suburb of the larger metropolitan city of

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between

Puente de la Unidad Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge designed by Óscar Bulnes that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuevo ...

and the

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, including areas surrounding Calzada del Valle/Calzada San Pedro. In 2018 it was evaluated as having the best quality of life in Mexico. It has luxury shopping malls, large green areas, as well as important colleges and hospitals.

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and Chipinque Ecological Park are notable aspects of the city. The city hosts the head offices of companies like ALFA, Cemex, Gamesa, Vitro, Pyosa, Softtek and Cydsa.

Geography

The municipality has an area of and is primarily urban, located adjacent to the southwest side of Monterrey. It sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, most notably La Loma Larga and

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Chipinque Ecological Park

On the slopes of

, within the

Cumbres de Monterrey national park The Cumbres de Monterrey (, ; English: "Summits of Monterrey") is a national park of Mexico located in the northern portion of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the states of Nuevo León and Coahuila, near the city of Monterrey. The park protects more ...

, is the Chipinque Ecological Park, with 1,791 hectares, covering altitudes from 730 to 2,200 meters with representative flora and fauna. The annual average temperature is 21 °C. The Chipinque Ecological Park aims to conserve biodiversity through integrated management that ensures the conservation of its natural resources, which in turn promotes respect and appreciation of the ecosystem and geography of the place. On the 25th anniversary of the park, the Chipinque brand was redesigned, which revitalized the relationship that visitors have with the park.中南米の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）

.

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(MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014.

Government

The Municipal President (Mayor) of San Pedro is Mauricio Fernandez, a candidate of PAN (National Action Party). San Pedro Garza Garcia was founded in 1596. The land was converted into a large

plantation Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tob ...

called "Los Nogales" which produced crops like corn, wheat, and beans. During the 18th century, the

often went by the name of "San Pedro", in honor of

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. The city was elevated to the status of "Villa" (town) on December 14, 1882, when it was given the name Garza García, in honor of the

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Genaro Garza García Genaro (from the Latin Januarius, meaning "devoted to Janus In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as havin ...

. In 1988, the mayor at the time,

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, gave the city its current name, adding the reference to what it was called centuries before.

Education

Higher education

The city is home to the Catholic university,

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(UDEM), which offers

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and

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programs. The

Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM; ), also known as Technological Institute of Monterrey () or just Tec, is aresearch university based in Monterrey, Mexico, which has grown to include 35 campuses located across 25 cit ...

(ITESM) has two of its graduate schools in San Pedro. The Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EGADE), ITESM's Graduate School of Business, and the Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Política Pública (EGAP), the Graduate School of Politics and Public Administration. Both campuses are located in Valle Oriente. There are no public universities in San Pedro.

Elementary and secondary education

San Pedro has 40 public pre-schools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. The city also has 39 private schools. However, whereas public schools only offer one type of education (e.g., only middle school, or only elementary school), private schools offer multiple types (mostly K-9th and K-12). If counted individually by type of education provided, private schools function as 88 different schools, more than twice the number of public schools.

Notable people

Maria L. de Hernández María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández (July 29, 1896 – January 8, 1986) was a Mexican-American rights activist. She was born in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. During the 1930s, she spoke publicly and demonstrated on behalf of Mexican Americans ...

(1896–1986), Mexican-American rights activist, was born in San Pedro Garza García. *

José Antonio Fernández Carbajal José Antonio Fernández Carbajal (born 1954 in Puebla) is a Mexican people, Mexican businessman. He is the chairman and former CEO of FEMSA, the largest beverage company in Latin America. Additionally, he serves as president of the Board of Dire ...

, notable businessman *

Lorenzo Zambrano Lorenzo Hormisdas Zambrano Treviño (27 March 1944 – 12 May 2014) was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist. He took over Cemex, a regional cement company founded by his grandfather, and transformed it into one of the largest cement produc ...

, businessman and philanthropist *

Alejandro Junco de la Vega Alejandro Junco de la Vega (born August 28, 1948) is a Mexican journalist and newspaper publisher known for developing one of the largest and most powerful newspaper consortiums in Latin America. Junco is an outspoken advocate for journalistic in ...

, journalist and founder of ''

Reforma Reforma, the Spanish word meaning reform, has the following meanings: Companies and organizations * ''Reforma'' (newspaper), a daily published in Mexico City :* Grupo Reforma, parent company of the newspaper :* Agencia Reforma, news wire agenc ...

'' *

Mauricio Fernández Garza Mauricio Fernández Garza (born April 2, 1950 in Monterrey) is a Mexican people, Mexican politician, businessman and collector directly related to the Fernández Ruiloba wealthy and prominent family; owners of PYOSA (Pigmentos Y Oxidos SA). He w ...

, politician and businessman * Lázaro Garza Ayala was a military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as governor of Nuevo León. He is known for writing the phrase "Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria" (The national arms have been covered in glory). *

Paulina Villarreal Paulina Villarreal Vélez (born 5 February 2002) is a Mexican musician who is the drummer and the main songwriter of the rock band The Warning. Alongside her sisters in the band, she also sings and plays piano. Life and career Villarreal wa ...

, drummer and lead singer of The Warning

Sister city

San Pedro Garza García has one sister city.: * - Plano,

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References

External links

San Pedro Municipal Website

Nuevo León
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México {{DEFAULTSORT:San Pedro Garza Garcia Populated places in Nuevo León Monterrey metropolitan area 1882 establishments in Mexico Edge cities in Mexico