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Parras

For the town in Aragón, Spain, see Las Parras de Castellote.
Parras, Coahuila
City
Parras de la Fuente
Parras, Coahuila is located in Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila
Location in Mexico
Parras, Coahuila is located in Mexico
Parras, Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila (Mexico)
Coordinates: 25°26′25″N 102°10′45″W / 25.44028°N 102.17917°W / 25.44028; -102.17917
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila Coahuila
MunicipalityParras
FoundedFebruary 18, 1598
Founded asVilla de Santa María de las Parras
Founded byAntón Martín Zapata
Juan Agustín de Espinosa
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
44,472
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Parras de la Fuente (pronounced [ˈparas ðe la ˈfwente] ⓘ) is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Parras Municipality, which has an area of 9,271.7 km2 (3,579.8 sq mi).

At the census of 2020, the population was 44,472.[1] There are many factories that produce denim and Parras is also a source for Mexican wine. It was the first wine growing region in the Americas.

History

The former Hacienda del Rosario is the place where Parras de la Fuente was founded in 1598, by Capitán Antón Martín de Zapata. The revolutionary and President of Mexico Francisco I. Madero was born in 1873.

In 1846, during the Mexican–American War, Parras was held by American troops. Additionally, French forces were defeated there in 1866 during the French intervention in Mexico.

The oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente, and was founded by Lorenzo García on August 19, 1597. Casa Madero is home to the oldest winery.[2]

The church of Santa María de las Parras which is the oldest religious building in Mexico (1598).

Features

Parras de la Fuente is a Pueblo Mágico, designated in 2004. Parras is called the oasis of the semi-desert of Coahuila state. It has bathing resorts (which were used to generate electric power for industry usage).

The Municipality President's building, a historical attraction, is a replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo. The Hostal el Farol is the historic former house of General Raúl Madero. San Ignacio de Loyola church was built in the 17th century. Santo Madero church is located on an extinct volcano plug just north of the town.

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Notable people

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Census Population 2020". INEGI. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ Jose Vasconcelos "Evaristo Madero: Biografia de un Patricio" (Impresiones Modernas, 1954); Rafael Heliodoro Valle, “The History of Wine in Mexico” American Journal of Enology and Viticulture Vol. 9, No. 3, (1958); Pablo Lacoste "La vid y el vino en América del Sur: El desplazamiento de los polos vitivinícolas (Siglos XVI Al XX)." Revista Universum Vol. 2, no. No. 19 (2004): 62-93.
  3. ^ "Muere el exgobernador Francisco José Madero". El Siglo de Torreón. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parras