Archaeological

Its name comes from the existence of a swamp found in lands belonging to Don Pedro Flores. Ciénega de Flores is located north of Monterrey, in a region called “Coastal Plain of the Gulf”. Its municipal capital is found at 25º58′ latitude north and 100º10′ longitude west, at a height of 440 MASL. It borders on the north and west with Salinas Victoria, on the south with Apodaca and General Zuazua, and to the east also with General Zuazua.

El Carmen is located northeast from the city of Monterrey, in a region called “Coastal Plain of the Gulf”. It is at coordinates 20º36′ latitude north and 100º21′ longitude west, at a height of 446 MASL. It borders on the north and east with Salinas Victoria, to the south with General Escobedo, and to the west with Abasolo and Hidalgo.

In honor of ex-governor Joaquin Garcia, native of the town,  Mayor of Santa Catarina and twice governor. The first name was the Hacienda of San Juan Bautista de Pesqueria Grande. Garcia’s coordinates are located at 25º49′ latitude north and 100º35′ longitude west, at a height of 697 MASL. It borders on the north with Mina, General Escobedo and Hidalgo, on the south and east with Santa Catarina, and on the west with the state of Coahuila.

First known as Hacienda Santa Elena, then named after General Zuazua, an illustrious man from the Reform War times, whom historians call the “Reform Hero” and the “General of Generals”; this second nickname because he granted the General degree to several officers that served under his command: Ignacio Zaragoza, Mariano Escobedo, Silvestre Aramberri, Jeronimo Treviño, Lazaro Garza Ayala and others that ended up being National Heroes. This municipality is located at 25°54′ latitude north and 100°07′ longitude west, at a height of 400 MASL. It borders on the north with Cienega de Flores, on the south with Apodaca, on the east with Higueras and Marin, and on the west with Salinas Victoria.

The name goes after Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. This municipality is located in the center of the state at 99º26′ latitude north and 25º59′ longitude west of the Greenwich meridian. It borders on the north with Mina and Salinas Victoria; on the east with Salinas Victoria, Abasolo and El Carmen; on the south with General Escobedo and Villa de Garcia; and on the west again with Mina. Altitude: 549 MASL.

Valley of San Francisco Cañas, for the strong evangelical franciscan presence. Place of springs surrounded by junks and reeds. The name comes after Francisco Javier Mina, a Spanish warlord born in Navarra, who fought for Mexico’s freedom. This municipality is at coordinates 26º and 00′ latitude north and 100º 32′ longitude west, at 568 MASL. It borders on the north with Bustamante and with the state of Coahuila; on the south with Garcia and the state of Coahuila; on the east with Bustamante, Villaldama, Salinas Victoria, Hidalgo; and on the west with Coahuila also.

Named Salinas for its salty grounds and Victoria in honor of General Don Guadalupe Victoria. Salinas Victoria located in the central region of Nuevo Leon, or the Gulf Region, northwest of the capital Monterrey, between the parallels 25º58’ and latitude north 100º18′, at 32 km from Monterrey. Altitude: 464 MASL. It borders on 11 municipalities: on the north with Villaldama and Sabinas Hidalgo; on the south with General Escobedo and Apodaca; on the east with Higueras, Cienega de Flores and General Zuazua; and on the west with Mina, Hidalgo, Abasolo and el Carmen.