Ciudad Victoria
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Coordinates: 23 ° 44 ′ N , 99 ° 8 ′ W Ciudad Victoria on the map of Tamaulipas
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Tamaulipas | |
| Municipio | Victoria | |
| City foundation | October 6, 1750 | |
| Residents | 305,155 (2010) | |
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| height | 316 m | |
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Ciudad Victoria is the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas . It is located in the center of the state and has a population of over 300,000. Ciudad Victoria is also the administrative seat of the Municipio Victoria .
history
Ciudad Victoria was founded on October 6th, 1750 as Villa de Santa María de Aguayo by José de Escandón , named after the first governor of the colony Nuevo Santander in the viceroyalty of New Spain . The city was laid out in the square shape typical of Spanish colonial cities around a central square, today's Plaza Hidalgo .
On April 20, 1825, Ciudad Victoria received city status and was named after him in honor of Mexican President Guadalupe Victoria . It became the capital of Tamaulipas. Ciudad Victoria has been the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese since 1871. In 1890 a railway line was built that ran from Monterrey to Tampico .
The opening of the road from Mexico City to Laredo , which marked the beginning of the Panamericana network in the 1930s , changed the cityscape. The city's function as a transit and junction in northern Mexico was further strengthened by the construction of additional roads to the US border. Ciudad Victoria has had El Petaqueño Airport since 1941 .
Infrastructure
Ciudad Victoria has had a university as well as several research institutions and secondary schools since the 1960s.
The Tropic of Capricorn touches the southern edge of the city at 23 ° 27 ′ north latitude.
sons and daughters of the town
- Emilio Portes Gil (1891–1978), politician, President of Mexico
- José Sulaimán (1931–2014), boxing promoter and President of the World Boxing Council (WBC)
- Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín (* 1937), Roman Catholic Bishop of Papantla
- José Luis Saldivar (1954–2014), football player and coach
- Rodolfo Torre Cantú (1964-2010), politician
- Jesús Alfaro (* 1968), football goalkeeper
- Carlos Alberto Peña (* 1990), football player
- Alan Pulido (born 1991), football player
