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unusual facts about Torreón, Coahuila



2007 in Mexico

January 11 – The government of the state of Coahuila approves a Civil Solidarity Pact ("Pacto Civil de Solidaridad") that permits same sex civil unions statewide.

Anarchism in Mexico

In 1824, the utopian socialist Robert Owen unsuccessfully tried to acquire a district of fifty leagues to develop a colony in the Mexican provinces of Coahuila and Texas along the same principles set forth in New Harmony.

Antonio Juan Marcos Issa

Antonio Juan Marcos Issa, (October 26, 1946; Torreón, Coahuila).

Antonio Juan Marcos Villarreal

His family is one of most important in the textile industry of Torreón, Coahuila.

Bacillus coahuilensis

This species was isolated from water samples taken from a highly saline desert lagoon in Coahuila, Mexico.

Big Bend National Park

The Presidio de San Vicente was built near present-day San Vicente, Coahuila, and the Presidio de San Carlos was built near present-day Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua.

Black Seminole Scouts

Not long after the Seminoles were removed to the Indian Territory, the Black Seminoles, as they became, went to Coahuila, Mexico, to escape enslavement.

Cowboy del Amor

The first is a 48 year old truck driver who lives on a mobile home next to his parent's house, whom he successfully introduces to a 20 year old seamstress from Torreón.

Cynthia de la Vega

A native of Nuevo León, Cynthia de la Vega was chosen to represent her country in the 61st Miss World pageant in 2011 during the 2010 edition of Nuestra Belleza México, held September 25, 2010 in Saltillo, Coahuila.

Dragón Rojo, Jr.

He was named the Lagunero area "Rookie of the year" for his work in the local promotion that put on shows in Torreón and Gómez Palacio in Durango.

Francisco Martín Borque

Francisco Martin Borque was a Mexican entrepreneur, he was born in Soria, Spain in August 9, 1917 and died in December 24, 1998 in Torreon, Coahuila, their family arrived Veracruz port in October 30, 1926, then moved to Torreon with their uncle Pascual Borque, in 1930's decade toured Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Sonora sierras, was married with Ana María Bringas at February 15, 1949, in 1968 opened their first hypermarket under the name of Soriana.

Galeana, Nuevo León

Galeana shares borders with the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí to the west; with the municipalities of Aramberri and Doctor Arroyo to the south; Rayones to the north; and with Linares, Montemorelos, Rayones and Iturbide to the east.

Gringo Honeymoon

The title track is thought to be about the singer and a date crossing the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas, to visit the small Mexican town of Boquillas del Carmen located in the state of Coahuila.

Guerrero Negro, Jr.

Héctor Picasso Ríos (born October 19, 1983 in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico), better known under the ring name Guerrero Negro, Jr.

Hiromi Hayakawa

She is the daughter of Alfonso Javier Hayakawa, who is of Japanese descent and a native of Torreón, Coahuila, and Lourdes Elsa Salas, from the city of Chihuahua.

Horacio A. Tenorio

He later served as a Regional Representative and president of the Mexico Torreón Mission of the church.

Ignacio Elizondo

Francisco Ignacio Elizondo Villarreal, (Salinas Valley, New Kingdom of León, New Spain, March 9, 1766 - San Marcos, Texas, New Spain, September 2, 1813), was a New Leonese royalist general, mostly known for his victorious plot to seek to capture important insurgency precursors of the Mexican War of Independence such as Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, and Juan Aldama in Baján, Coahuila in 1811.

Isaac García

He set his personal best (2:12:35) in the classic distance on March 4, 2001 in Torreón.

Jesús de Cárdenas

The Republic of Rio Grande claimed as its territory the areas of Tamaulipas and Coahuila to the north until the Nueces river and Medina respectively, and all the states of Zacatecas, Durango, Chihuahua and Nuevo México, among those present were appointed official representatives of the Republic of the Rio Grande.

Lorenzo de Monteclaro

He was born with the name of Lorenzo Hernández en Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, and sang for the first time on radio in the late 1950s on a Sunday talent contest called "Aficionados de los Ejidos" on XEDN (Torreón, Coahuila).

María de los Ángeles Errisúriz

María de los Ángeles Errisúriz Alarcón (born in Allende, Coahuila, México; January 18, 1966) is a Mexican writer, teacher and politician.

She was co-author of the Educative Program of Coahuila 2001–2005 and president of education working meeting at the 22nd Border Governors Conference celebrated August 10, 2004.

Max Clayton

On 25 June 2011, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Uruguay in Torreón.

Mexican National League

It was officially ranked as a Class B league in Organized Baseball and included six clubs that represented the cities of Mexico, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, El Paso, Saltillo, and TorreónGómez Palacio.

Monster of Aramberri

As the Museum of Natural History of Karlsruhe could not accept any more remains because it was at its maximum capacity, new remains were sent to the Museo del Desierto in Saltillo, Coahuila, also in Mexico, where the specialist in marine reptiles, Dra.

Mountain peaks of Mexico

Of these 30 highest major summits, 4 are located in Puebla, 4 in Oaxaca, 4 in Coahuila, 3 in México, 3 in Jalisco, 3 in Nuevo León, 2 in Chiapas, 2 in Michoacán, 2 in Querétaro, and one each in Distrito Federal, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Durango, Baja California, and Aguascalientes.

Nuestra Belleza Coahuila 2010

Nuestra Belleza Coahuila 2010, was held at the Teatro Nazas in Torreón, Coahuila on July 30, 2010.

At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Cecilia Flores of Torreón was crowned the winner.

Nuestra Belleza Coahuila 2011

At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Diana Ávila of Torreón was crowned the winner.

Nuestra Belleza Coahuila 2011, was held at the Teatro Nazas in Torreón, Coahuila on July 15, 2011.

Nuestra Belleza Coahuila 2012

Nuestra Belleza Coahuila 2012, was held at the Hotel Crowne Plaza of Torreón, Coahuila on July 5, 2012.

Ouachita orogeny

The more extensive Ouachita system extends from the current range in Arkansas and Oklahoma southeast to the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama and to the southwest through the Llano, Marathon, and Solitario uplifts in Texas on into Coahuila and Chihuahua in Mexico.

Patricia Villarreal

Patricia Villarreal Vargas (born June 5, 1983 in Torreón) is a retired Mexican swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.

Rafael Mercadante

He first appeared on television aged ten on a local channel in Monterrey with a dancing team, "Rafael y su Ballet", and later was involved in another group, "Karma" which performed in Saltillo, Coahuila.

Real Saltillo Soccer

The club was founded on July 2008 with a base mainly of players from Saltillo and cities around Coahuila.

Saltillo Engine

Saltillo Engine is a Chrysler engine plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.

Serape

On the other hand, the traditional serape as made in the Mexican state of Coahuila in north-eastern Mexico near the city of Saltillo often consists of a dark base color with bands of yellow, orange, red, blue, green, purple or other bright colors.

Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024

With a magnitude of 1.0566, its longest duration of totality will be of four minutes and 28 seconds near the town of Nazas, Durango, Mexico, and the nearby city of Torreón, Coahuila.

Tegeticula rostratella

It is found in the Big Bend region of the United States, south to the Mapimi region in southern Coahuila in Mexico.

Teodoro de Croix

The Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas del Norte (Commandancy General of the Internal Provinces of the North) was established in New Spain in 1776, incorporating Nueva Vizcay, Santa Fe de Nuevo México, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Sonora y Sinaloa, Las Californias and Texas.

Tracy Stallard

From 1967 to 1973, he played for several more minor league teams, including the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs and High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, with stops in Torreón and Córdoba of the Class AAA Mexican League.

XHRCG-TV

XHRCG-TV 7 Siete Saltillo is a pair of broadcast stations serving the Mexican state of Coahuila.


see also

Armando Martín Borque

Don Armando Martin Borque died on July 20, 2011 in Torreon, Coahuila, the small desert city where it all began.

Federico Castañeda

Federico Castañeda Sonora (born November 24, 1984, in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.