Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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| Reynosa | |
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| Motto: Trabajar por la patria es forjar nuestro destino (To work for the motherland is to forge our destiny) |
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| Coordinates: 26°01′N 98°14′W / 26.017°N 98.233°WCoordinates: 26°01′N 98°14′W / 26.017°N 98.233°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Tamaulipas |
| Founded | 14 March 1749 |
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| - Mayor | Oscar Luebbert Gutierrez (2008-2010) (PRI) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 507,998 city; 526,888 municipality |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
| Website | www.reynosa.gob.mx |
| Area Code 899
Airport REX |
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Reynosa is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located across the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) from McAllen in Hidalgo County in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the INEGI Census 2005, there was a population of 507,998 in the city and 526,888 in the municipality of Reynosa.
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[edit] History
Reynosa was founded on 14 March 1749 with 297 inhabitants by Carlos Cantú under the command of José de Escandón y Helguera the Count of Sierra Gorda. But due to flooding in the area on the 4 July 1802, they decided to move five miles to the east keeping the same margin between them and the Rio Grande. It was not until 1926 that the state government recognized Reynosa as a city.
Reynosa was first named Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reynosa. The pioneers of the Villa preceded from El Nuevo Reino de León, especially from Monterrey, Cadereyta, Cerralvo and El Pilón. The town was composed with 50 families. It was given the name of Reynosa as a tribute to the town with the same name in Spain, birthplace of the Virrey de Güemez y Horcasitas.
Between 1846 and 1848, Reynosa was captured and temporarily held by the United States Army.
[edit] Current
Reynosa extends across 3,156.34 sq kilometers (1218.66 sq. miles), representing 3.7 per cent of the Tamaulipas territory. Today it is the location of several satellite U.S. companies doing business to take advantage of low labor rates, sparse benefits and industry incentives.[1] The township and area have been featured in the news due to the reported discovery of the largest seized weapons cache in Mexican drug cartel history.[2]
[edit] Notable people
- Xavier Baez - Footballer
- Christian Chávez - Singer and actor
- Laura Flores - Actress, hostess and singer
- Diana La Cazadora - Female wrestler
- Vidal Medina - Playwright and theatre director
- Jorge Cantu - Major League Baseball player
- Ramón Ayala - Mexican accordionist and songwriter
- Jaime Garcia - Major League Baseball player
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.promexico.gob.mx/work/sites/Promexico/resources/LocalContent/557/2/Tamaulipas.htm[dead link]
- ^ http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/mexico/090401/investigation-us-retailers-fuel-mexicos-drug-wars
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Tamaulipas Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
- Reynosa, Mexico: City of promise and Poverty A study of the closing of a refrigerator plant in Galesburg, Ill. and the opening of one in Reynosa.
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