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'Saltillo' is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.
As of the 2005 census, Saltillo had a population of 633,667 people, rising to 725,259 if the full Metropolitan Area is considered, making it the 20th biggest metro area in the country. The metro area comprises the municipalities of Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, and Arteaga. The municipality of Saltillo had a population of 648,929.
El Cerro del Pueblo (The People's Hill) and its 4 meter (12 ft) cross overlook the city. The city's elevation is , making it cooler and windier than its neighbor city, Monterrey. Saltillo lies near the city of Arteaga and near the Chihuahan Desert.
The city of Saltillo is the municipal seat of the municipality of Saltillo. The current municipal president is Fernando de las Fuentes from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who will remain in office until 2009.
Saltillo was founded in 1577 by Spanish colonists. Tlaxcaltecas also colonized there. It is the oldest city in northern Mexico. In 1824, Saltillo was made the capital of the State of Coahuila and included the area which is now the US State of Texas until the war of Texas Independence and the founding of the independent Texas Republic.
The city is flanked by the Zapalinamé mountains, which are part of the Sierra Madre Oriental. There is a legend that says that the leader of the native Indians, whose name was Zapalinamé, can be seen in the shape of the mountains.
Saltillo's most famous exports are Saltillo tile and the locally woven multi-coloured ''sarapes''. There is also the automotive industry, with two major assembly plants (one General Motors and the other DaimlerChrysler, with a second DaimlerChrysler plant pending), two engine facilities and a car transmissions plant. Saltillo is home to the Grupo Industrial Saltillo, an important manufacturing conglomerate that makes home appliances, silverware, and auto parts. Some criticism has been made of this new urbanization and the lack of conservation and planning.
During the early 20th Century, Saltillo was called the Athens of Mexico because of its number of famous intellectuals. Nowadays, it is considered the Detroit of Mexico because of the importance of its automotive industry, including the huge Daimler-Chrysler, General Motors, and Delphi plants.
Saltillo is a sister city of Austin, Texas, as well as of other 15 cities in several countries.
the water reserves for this city will be over in 12 years, and there are no options of supply considering the proximity to Monterrey city and the lack of rivers or water ponds.
As designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
★ Austin, Texas, USA
★ Lansing, Michigan, USA
★ Monterrey, Nuevo León
★ Santiago, Nuevo León, Nuevo León
★ Torreón, Coahuila
★ Coyoacán, D.F.
★ Guadalajara, Jalisco
★ Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, Tlaxcala
★ Córdoba, Argentina
★ Holguín, Cuba
★ Guatemala, Guatemala
★ Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
★ Alma, Quebec, Canada
★ Windsor, Ontario, Canada
★ Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Alameda Zaragoza is the largest park in the city and has an artificial lake with the shape of the Mexican Republic, just west of the downtown plaza.
The old core of the city is built in pink marble, giving Saltillo's architecture a distinctive flavour. Prominent buildings are the Cathedral, the Palacio de Gobierno (state government building), the Ateneo Fuente and the Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo. The large Cathedral is the best example of colonial religious architecture in northeastern Mexico; its facade is mainly Spanish Baroque, with less exuberant areas.
The city has two world-class museums: the Museo de las Aves de México (Bird Museum) [1], featuring a collection of bird specimens from all over Mexico in realistic displays, and the Museo del Desierto (Desert Museum) [2]. This last museum focuses on the geography, geology, paleontology (with dinosaur fossils) and biodiversity of the Chihuahuan desert, and the history and culture of the local people through time. It includes a cactus greenhouse and exhibits, with dozens of species. A small area that has gained fame due to the fact that they have found fossil remains of turtles, mollusks and sharks, as well as other remains, which are believed to belong to the hadrosaurus and Tyrannosaurus-rex families, is Called Rincon Colorado, and is located some 20km west on federal highway 40 near the village of General Cepeda. A museum is located inside the Paleontological Reserve Area which exhibits the discoveries. Several international hotels (Hampton Inn, Fiesta Inn), shopping centers and chain stores (HEB, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Home Depot) serve the metro area.
Saltillo's main universities are the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, the Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo, the Tec de Monterrey Saltillo Campus, El Instituto de Filologia Hispanica, and the Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro.
Saltillo Metropolitan Area air traffic is served by Plan de Guadalupe International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to get from downtown Saltillo to the airport. It has several flights per day to Mexico City and a daily flight to Houston, Texas. There is a comprehensive bus system in Saltillo along with many taxis.
★ Coahuila is the second state in Mexico that allows civil unions between homosexual couples, by modifying its Civil Code on January 2007, after the federal district, DF, of the country approved a similar law in November 2006.
★ Saltillo has underground tunnels, starting in the Catedral de Santiago and ending in the city's limits
★ Dodge Ram Pickups are produced in Saltillo, Coahuila
★ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
★ Ayuntamiento de Saltillo Official website
'Saltillo' is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.
As of the 2005 census, Saltillo had a population of 633,667 people, rising to 725,259 if the full Metropolitan Area is considered, making it the 20th biggest metro area in the country. The metro area comprises the municipalities of Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, and Arteaga. The municipality of Saltillo had a population of 648,929.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| Government |
| History |
| Economy |
| Saltillo's sister cities |
| Points of interest |
| Education |
| Transportation |
| Trivia |
| References |
| External links |
Geography
El Cerro del Pueblo (The People's Hill) and its 4 meter (12 ft) cross overlook the city. The city's elevation is , making it cooler and windier than its neighbor city, Monterrey. Saltillo lies near the city of Arteaga and near the Chihuahan Desert.
Government
The city of Saltillo is the municipal seat of the municipality of Saltillo. The current municipal president is Fernando de las Fuentes from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who will remain in office until 2009.
History
Saltillo was founded in 1577 by Spanish colonists. Tlaxcaltecas also colonized there. It is the oldest city in northern Mexico. In 1824, Saltillo was made the capital of the State of Coahuila and included the area which is now the US State of Texas until the war of Texas Independence and the founding of the independent Texas Republic.
The city is flanked by the Zapalinamé mountains, which are part of the Sierra Madre Oriental. There is a legend that says that the leader of the native Indians, whose name was Zapalinamé, can be seen in the shape of the mountains.
Economy
Sarapes are an integral part of Saltillo's culture and economy.
Saltillo's most famous exports are Saltillo tile and the locally woven multi-coloured ''sarapes''. There is also the automotive industry, with two major assembly plants (one General Motors and the other DaimlerChrysler, with a second DaimlerChrysler plant pending), two engine facilities and a car transmissions plant. Saltillo is home to the Grupo Industrial Saltillo, an important manufacturing conglomerate that makes home appliances, silverware, and auto parts. Some criticism has been made of this new urbanization and the lack of conservation and planning.
During the early 20th Century, Saltillo was called the Athens of Mexico because of its number of famous intellectuals. Nowadays, it is considered the Detroit of Mexico because of the importance of its automotive industry, including the huge Daimler-Chrysler, General Motors, and Delphi plants.
Saltillo is a sister city of Austin, Texas, as well as of other 15 cities in several countries.
the water reserves for this city will be over in 12 years, and there are no options of supply considering the proximity to Monterrey city and the lack of rivers or water ponds.
Saltillo's sister cities
As designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
★ Austin, Texas, USA
★ Lansing, Michigan, USA
★ Monterrey, Nuevo León
★ Santiago, Nuevo León, Nuevo León
★ Torreón, Coahuila
★ Coyoacán, D.F.
★ Guadalajara, Jalisco
★ Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, Tlaxcala
★ Córdoba, Argentina
★ Holguín, Cuba
★ Guatemala, Guatemala
★ Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
★ Alma, Quebec, Canada
★ Windsor, Ontario, Canada
★ Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Points of interest
Plaza de armas fountain
Alameda Zaragoza is the largest park in the city and has an artificial lake with the shape of the Mexican Republic, just west of the downtown plaza.
The old core of the city is built in pink marble, giving Saltillo's architecture a distinctive flavour. Prominent buildings are the Cathedral, the Palacio de Gobierno (state government building), the Ateneo Fuente and the Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo. The large Cathedral is the best example of colonial religious architecture in northeastern Mexico; its facade is mainly Spanish Baroque, with less exuberant areas.
The city has two world-class museums: the Museo de las Aves de México (Bird Museum) [1], featuring a collection of bird specimens from all over Mexico in realistic displays, and the Museo del Desierto (Desert Museum) [2]. This last museum focuses on the geography, geology, paleontology (with dinosaur fossils) and biodiversity of the Chihuahuan desert, and the history and culture of the local people through time. It includes a cactus greenhouse and exhibits, with dozens of species. A small area that has gained fame due to the fact that they have found fossil remains of turtles, mollusks and sharks, as well as other remains, which are believed to belong to the hadrosaurus and Tyrannosaurus-rex families, is Called Rincon Colorado, and is located some 20km west on federal highway 40 near the village of General Cepeda. A museum is located inside the Paleontological Reserve Area which exhibits the discoveries. Several international hotels (Hampton Inn, Fiesta Inn), shopping centers and chain stores (HEB, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Home Depot) serve the metro area.
Education
Saltillo's main universities are the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, the Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo, the Tec de Monterrey Saltillo Campus, El Instituto de Filologia Hispanica, and the Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro.
Transportation
Saltillo Metropolitan Area air traffic is served by Plan de Guadalupe International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to get from downtown Saltillo to the airport. It has several flights per day to Mexico City and a daily flight to Houston, Texas. There is a comprehensive bus system in Saltillo along with many taxis.
Trivia
★ Coahuila is the second state in Mexico that allows civil unions between homosexual couples, by modifying its Civil Code on January 2007, after the federal district, DF, of the country approved a similar law in November 2006.
★ Saltillo has underground tunnels, starting in the Catedral de Santiago and ending in the city's limits
★ Dodge Ram Pickups are produced in Saltillo, Coahuila
References
★ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
External links
★ Ayuntamiento de Saltillo Official website
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