Agualeguas
Agualeguas is both a city and a municipality located in the northeastern part of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, (26°19′N 99°32′W). The name "Agualeguas" honors the first inhabitants of the region, the Gualegua tribe. It was recognized as a village on January 7, 1821, by the colonial government when Bro. Diego Velázquez declared it the village of "St. Nicholas of Gualeguas."
The municipality has an area of 917.6 km² and is located 180 meters above sea level. According to the 2000 census, there are 4,492 inhabitants.
List of presidents of municipal of Agualeguas
- (1935 - 1936): Oscar N. Escudero Gonzales
- (1989 - 1991): Reynaldo Canales Vela
- (1992 - 1994): Juan José Salinas García
- (1994 - 1997): Elio Molina Salinas
- (1997 - 2000): Vicente Canales Cantú
- (2000 - 2003): Ignacio de Jesús Castellanos Ramos
- (2003 - 2006): Vicente Canales Cantú
- (2006 - 2009): José Israel González Rodríguez
- (2009 - 2012): José Guadalupe García Garza
- (2012 - 2015): José Israel González Rodríguez
- (2015 - 2018): José Luis García Montemayor
- (2018 - 2021): Ignacio Castellanos Amaya
See also
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico:Agualeguas
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