Santa Rosa de Múzquiz
Melchor Múzquiz
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  Melchor Múzquiz Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°52′N 101°30′W / 27.867°N 101.500°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipality | 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.[1]
The city is named for Melchor Múzquiz, President of the Republic in 1832, born in Santa Rosa in 1790.
History[edit]
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.[2][3] 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.[3] On March 9 1925, Villa de Múzquiz was declared a city and its name changed to the current Melchor Múzquiz.[3] Her "ciudades amigas" was established with Denton, Texas in 2015.[4] Múzquiz was declared part of the "Pueblos Mágicos" touristic program in 2018.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on November 9, 2008
- ^ a b Turismo, Secretaría de. "Melchor Múzquiz, Coahuila". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ a b c "Coahuila-Muzquiz". www.inafed.gob.mx. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Denton & Muzquiz". Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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