Saltillo

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Saltillo
Coordinates: 25 ° 26 ′  N , 101 ° 0 ′  W
Map: Mexico
marker
Saltillo​
Saltillo on the map of Mexico
Basic data
Country Mexico
State Coahuila
Municipio Saltillo
City foundation 1577
Residents 725,355  (2010)
City insignia
Saltillo escudo.jpg
Detailed data
height 1560  m
Post Code 25,000
prefix 844
City Presidency Jericó Abramo Masso
Website www.saltillo.gob.mx
View over Saltillo
View over Saltillo

Saltillo is the capital and, with 725,355 inhabitants, the largest city of the Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipality of Saltillo . Over 800,000 people live in the metropolitan area, together with the cities of Ramos Arizpe and Arteaga . The city has been the seat of the Saltillo diocese since 1891 .

geography

Saltillo is located on the Panamericana , about 300 km southwest of the border with the United States of America and about 320 km southwest of Laredo in Texas . The Gulf of Mexico is about 350 km to the southeast. The city is at 1560 m above sea ​​level , the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range borders the city.

climate

Saltillo
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: CONAGUA
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Saltillo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 19.7 21.2 24.7 27.1 29.6 29.8 29.2 28.7 26.5 24.7 22.5 20.1 O 25.3
Min. Temperature (° C) 4.5 5.6 9.0 11.7 15.0 16.1 16.4 15.9 14.0 11.1 7.9 5.6 O 11.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 16.7 10.2 7.1 17.4 34.6 39.0 59.4 65.9 60.2 29.0 11.8 18.0 Σ 369.3
Rainy days ( d ) 4.0 2.6 1.9 3.4 5.5 6.1 8.9 9.3 8.0 5.2 2.8 3.7 Σ 61.4
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Source: CONAGUA

history

Saltillo was founded in 1577 by the captain Alberto del Canto during a joint Spanish-Portuguese expedition under the name of Santiago del Saltillo and in 1591 400 native families were already working here for the conquerors. In 1811, Miguel Hidalgo was captured near the town . In 1824 Saltillo became the capital of Coahuila and Texas . On November 5, 1827, the city was renamed Leona Vicario in honor of the heroes of the Mexican War of Independence , but renamed Saltillo on April 2, 1831. In 1836, Texas split from Mexico as a result of its War of Independence . In 1840, northern provinces renounced Mexico and founded the Republic of Rio Grande . The central government sent troops and defeated the rebels, including in the Battle of Saltillo. Saltillo's story is closely linked to US history and played an important role in the Mexican-American War . In 1847 the Battle of Buena Vista was fought a little south of Saltillo , in which the US General Zachary Taylor and his troops won an important victory for the course of the war over the Mexican General Santa Anna . The Casa de Juárez in Saltillo is named after the reformer, hero of the Mexican Revolution and President Benito Juárez , who lived here.

Legend has it that in a mountain in the Sierra Madre Oriental you can see the shape of the leader Zapalinamé. Saltillo is the oldest city in northern Mexico .

economy

Saltillo's most important exports are the Saltillo tiles and the sarapes spun in Saltillo. There is also an automotive industry represented by three General Motors and Daimler plants and tractor maker John Deere . It is also the production site of CIFUNSA and produces 1.7 million automotive batteries annually, mainly for the US market. Because of the automotive industry, Saltillo is also called " Detroit " of Mexico. Other pillars of the economy are metal processing and the ceramics industry.

Attractions

Alameda Zaragoza Park is the largest park in the city and has an artificial lake.

Buildings worth seeing are the Palacio de Gobierno , the cathedral, the Ateneo Fuente and the 'Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo'. The city also has numerous museums. The largest are the Museo de Las Aves (Bird Museum), the Museo del Desierto (Desert Museum), which specialize in the geography and geology of the Chihuahua Desert . The museum has a cactus greenhouse with dozens of varieties of cacti and the Manuel J. Garcia Museum. Also of interest are the sculptures in Plaza Nueva Tlaxcala , the statue with water features in the Plaza de Armas , the 16th century Church of San Esteban and the Cathedral of Saltillo.

education

The city is home to the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila , Universidad de Saltillo and Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo, as well as the language schools Alianza Franco-Mexicana, American School of Saltillo and the Mexican North-American Cultural Relations Institute.

traffic

The federal highway 58 runs through Saltillo and in the west the city has a connection to the freeway-like federal highway 40. Saltillo has its own airport with the Plan de Guadalupe International . It takes about 15 minutes from the city to the airport. Daily airplanes fly from Saltillo to Mexico City and Houston ( Texas ). There are many taxis in the city.

Town twinning

Saltillo is twinned with:

Web links

Commons : Saltillo  - collection of images, videos and audio files