Villa Hidalgo is a town in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Durango
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
. It serves as the head town of
Hidalgo Municipality. As of 2010, the town had a population of 614.
History
Villa Hidalgo was originally San Miguel de Cerrogordo a Spanish frontier settlement in 1631, following the discovery of silver at
Hidalgo del Parral. Later following the war with nearby Native American tribes in 1644, it became the site of the
Presidio de San Miguel de Cerrogordo that operated as a guard of the province of
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya (; ; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayo ...
and of the traffic along
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro from Native American attacks from 1646 to 1767.
[Hadley, Diana, Naylor, Thomas H., Schuetz-Miller, Mardith K., editors, The Presidio And Militia On The Northern Frontier Of New Spain, Vol. Two, Part Two, The Central Corridor and the Texas Corridor. 1700-1765; U. of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1997.] Iglesia De San Miguel Arcangel in the town dates from the early 18th century.
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External links
Photos of Iglesia De San Miguel Arcangel, Villa Hidalgo, Durango
Populated places in Durango
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