Gomez Palacio
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Coordinates: 25 ° 34 ′ N , 103 ° 30 ′ W Gómez Palacio on the map of Durango
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Durango | |
| Municipio | Gomez Palacio | |
| City foundation | 1885 | |
| Residents | 286,100 (2019) | |
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| height | 1880 m | |
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Gómez Palacio is a city in northeast Durango , Mexico . It is the capital of the Municipio Gómez Palacio and borders the state of Coahuila . The city is named after the former governor of Durango Francisco Gómez Palacio y Bravo .
The city is the seat of the diocese of Gómez Palacio .
history
Since the first half of the 17th century, the land within the triangle formed by San Juan de Casta (now Leon Guzman), Santiago de Mapimí (Mapimí) and Santa Maria de las Parras (Parras) belonged to the Marquis of Aguayo and was called Hacienda de San Lorenzo de la Laguna.
After several changes, the lands were acquired in 1848 by Juan Ignacio Jimenez from Cuencame. The purchase included the confluence of the Nazas River (Cañon de Calabazas) where he built the Calabazas Dam and a system of canals and ditches to irrigate the lands of the haciendas of Sacramento, Noé, Santa Rosa, Torreón and San Ignacio.
In 1880 his successors sold these properties to one of his managers, the Spanish farmer Santiago Lavín Cuadra. In 1885 Lavín designed the blocks that would form the beginning of the city. He created a public square on Hidalgo Street (now Independencia) and offered free land to those who agreed to plant trees to give the area a different look. The first charter was signed on September 15, 1885, the date the city was founded today. Lavín named the city in honor of Francisco Gómez Palacio for his numerous achievements as governor, federal deputy, interior minister and as an official in the government of Benito Juárez .
The city was officially recognized by the State Congress with Decree No. 60 on December 21, 1905.
The 1955 Gómez Palacio railway accident killed 65 when two trucks, both loaded with dynamite , collided with a train.
economy
When the city was founded, Cuadra Land ceded the Mexican Central Railway so that it could build a roundhouse and workshops with the aim of developing the city into an important railway junction. In 1907, an American company transferred its Jimulco facilities to Gómez Palacio, and terminals for passenger and freight trains were built. About 2,000 workers arrived over time. The trains were operated by American personnel who gradually trained Mexican workers to operate the trains. The Mexican workers filled the positions vacated by the departing Americans, and by 1910 all positions were filled by Mexicans.
The city became one of the largest railway centers in the country, which encouraged the already flourishing development. The outbreak of the revolutionary struggle in the 20th century led to the closure of many industries and companies, which mainly affected manual workers. For many years the railroad was the mainstay of the local economy. The roundhouse, workshops and terminals were later relocated to Torreon in Coahuila.
The installation of the Francke power plant in 1930 gave industrialization a significant boost. Gómez Palacio is home to several industrial parks, including the newer Gómez Palacio Americas Park, the Harrier Industrial Park with 588 companies and the international connectivity zone, Laguna for international trade. The city is the headquarters of the dairy company Grupo Lala .
sons and daughters of the town
- Jesús Chong (* 1965), boxer
- Marco Antonio Rubio (born 1980), boxer
- Rodolfo Salinas (1987), football player
- Andrade Almas (born 1989), wrestler
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia de Gómez Palacio, Durango. Retrieved February 9, 2020 (Spanish).