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Mexican citizens and legal residents can only acquire a proper driving licence once they have turned 18, with the typical validity of a licence being 3 years. [2] Minors that are 15 or older can get a driving permit with a validity ranging from 1–6 months (depending on the jurisdiction and type of permit acquired), to 1 year.
The third, in the lower left, presents the Coat of Arms of Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa, and the last a honeycomb with bees that indicates the industriousness of the Leonese. [ 1 ] The motto LABOR OMNIA VINCIT began to be used under the emblem in the 1930s.
The first lion was added in 1943 by Francisco Lozornio Castillo made of bricks and mortar. This was replaced by the bronze one in 1958. The idea for a bronze lion was that of the matador Antonio Velázquez, a native of Leon, whose bravery in the ring earned him the nickname of the "Heart of Leon" ("Corazón de León", in Spanish). [26]
The metropolitan area of León [2] is the seventh most populated metropolitan area in Mexico, with nearly 1,609,717 inhabitants. [3] It includes the core city of León, Guanajuato, with a population of 1,436,733. [4]
The state is divided into five regions, taking into consideration geography and climate: Altos de Guanajuato, La Sierra Central, Bajío, La Sierra Gorda, and Los Valles del Sur. [13] The Altos de Guanajuato, in the north, are a chain of forested mountains interspersed with pastures, small fields and areas with cacti and other desert plants ...
The airport was inaugurated in 1991 by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, replacing the former San Carlos International Airport located in León. [3] The growing industrial activity in the Bajío region and the massive migration of Mexicans to the United States in recent decades has been reflected in a substantial increase in international air transport demand.
San Felipe was founded by Francisco de Velasco on January 21, 1562, by orders of viceroy Luís de Velasco. The city was founded with the name of San Felipe in honor of King Philip II of Spain. In 1889 the name of the city was changed to "Ciudad González" in honor of the then governor of Guanajuato, Manuel González.
Luis Manrique, Brevisima relacion historica . .. de la ciudad de Leon (Leon, 1854) Antonio García Cubas [in Spanish] (1896). "Leon". Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). Vol. 3. México: Antigua Imprenta de las Escalerillas. hdl:2027/coo.31924056282340 – via Hathi Trust. + via Google ...