Parras de la Fuente
Parras de la Fuente 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 km 2 (3,579.8 sq mi). At the census of 2020, the population was 44,472.
Parras de la Fuente
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- Parras, Coahuila
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Overview
Overview
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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Parras, Coahuila • Official Name — Parras de la Fuente • Settlement Type — City • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Mexico • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Coahuila Coahuila • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Parras • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — February 18, 1598 • Established Title2 — Founded as • Established Date2 — Villa de Santa María de las Parras • Founder — Antón Martín Zapata Juan Agustín de Espinosa • Population As Of — 2010 • Population Total — 44,472 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Timezone — Central Standard Time • Utc Offset — -6 • Elevation M — 1500
History
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 here 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. • Illustration — The church of Santa María de las Parras which is the oldest religious building in Mexico (1598).
Features
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.
Academic programs
Academic programs
• Parras Summer Program, in Spanish language and culture and appropriate technology; a program of Humboldt State University in Arcata, California
Notable people
Notable people
• Senator Francisco José Madero González, who was interim Governor of Coahuila from August 12, 1981, to November 30, 1981.
Sister city
Sister city
• Grapevine, Texas, USA
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Cited by Wikipedia
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- 1.Cited in the source article.
- 2.Census Population 2020. INEGI.
- 3.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.
- 4.Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Estado de Coahuila-Estacion: PARRAS. Normales Climatologicas 1991–2020.
- 5.Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Extreme for Parras.
- 6.Muere el exgobernador Francisco José Madero. El Siglo de Torreón. 2013-02-22.
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- Nancy CárdenasPerson
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