Parras de la Fuente
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| Parras de la Fuente | |
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 Parras de la Fuente
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| Coordinates: 25°26′25″N 102°10′45″W / 25.44028°N 102.17917°WCoordinates: 25°26′25″N 102°10′45″W / 25.44028°N 102.17917°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipality | Parras |
| Founded | February 18, 1598 |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 45,423 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
Parras de la Fuente (English: Grapevines of the Fountain) is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. At the census of 2010, the population was 45,423. There are a large number of factories that produce denim, including a Dickies factory, and Parras is also a wine-making place. The city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name, which has an area of 9,271.7 km2 (3,579.8 sq mi).
Parras fue fundado oficialmente el 18 de febrero de 1598 por el capitán Antón Martín de Zapata, quien era Justicia Mayor de Las Parras y Lagunas, paraje que también había fundado 20 años antes. La primera estancia española del lugar fue establecida por el capitán Francisco de Urdiñola, en la que posteriormente se construiría la hacienda El Rosario, propiedad del marquesado de San Miguel de Aguayo.
The former Hacienda del Rosario is the place were Parras de la Fuente was founded in 1598. There, the revolutionary and President of Mexico Francisco I. Madero was born in 1873.
In 1846, during the Mexican-American War, Parras was held by U.S. troops. Also, French forces were defeated there in 1866 during the French intervention in Mexico.
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[edit] Tourist centers
Parras is called "The oasis" of the semidesert of Coahuila. One of the historic attractions of Parras is the Municipality Presidence, which is a replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo.
One of the main touristic attractions is the Hostal el Farol, the former house of General Raul Madero, and now a beautiful place to stay and eat & Mary's House, situed in the Gral. Cepeda way.
The oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente and was founded by Lorenzo García in the 16th century.
For rest and recreation, Parras has bathing resorts; these bathing places were used to generate electric power for industry usage.
Among its man-made attractions are Santo Madero Church, which is located on an extinct volcano plug just north of the town, and San Ignacio de Loyola Church, which was built in the 17th century.
Parras was given the "Pueblo Mágico" label in 2004.
[edit] Sister city
[edit] Academic programs
- Parras Summer Program in Spanish language and culture and appropriate technology. Program of Humboldt State University in Arcata, California.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from the Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Coahuila Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
