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Monterrey (/ ˌmɒntəˈreɪ / ⓘ MON-tə-RAY, Spanish: [monteˈrej] ⓘ) [7] is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the ninth largest city and second largest metro area in Mexico behind Greater Mexico City. [5] Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major North ...
History of Monterrey. The history of the Mexican city of Monterrey is closely linked with the history of the state of Nuevo León. When the New Kingdom of León was founded, it included Monterrey, Monclova, Saltillo and Cerralvo. The founding families formed a group of about thirty people in each locality. Gradually, Nuevo León was populated ...
over 8.5 million annually [ 1 ] Open. 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. [ 3 ] Fundidora Park (Parque Fundidora in Spanish) is an urban park located in the Mexican city of Monterrey, built in what once were the grounds of the Monterrey Foundry, the first steel and iron foundry in Latin America, and, for many years, the most important one in the region. [ 4 ][ 5 ]
43 missing [1]: 100. 367 killed & wounded [1]: 100. In the Battle of Monterrey (September 21–24, 1846) during the Mexican–American War, General Pedro de Ampudia and the Mexican Army of the North was defeated by the Army of Occupation, a force of United States Regulars, Volunteers, and Texas Rangers under the command of General Zachary Taylor.
The Palacio del Obispado, Spanish for Bishop's Palace, also known as El Obispado or the Bishop's Museum, originally called Palacio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is an 18th-century colonial building, located in Monterrey, Nuevo León state, Northeastern Mexico. It was constructed between 1787 and 1788 due to the initiative of Rafael José ...
The Cumbres de Monterrey (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, ['kumbɾes ðe monte'rej] ⓘ; English: "Summits of Monterrey") is a national park of Mexico located in the northern portion of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the states of Nuevo León and Coahuila, near the city of Monterrey. The park protects more than 1,770 square ...
The Cerro de la Silla is a mountain and natural monument, It is part of the foothills system of the Sierra Madre Oriental.It is found covering territorial parts of the municipalities of Guadalupe (31.62%), Monterrey (13.23%) and Juárez (55.15%), in the state of Nuevo León, [1] [2] and constitutes an icon of the city of Monterrey and a symbol for the people of Monterrey.
Monterrey Cathedral. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey[1] (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey) also Monterrey Cathedral is the main Catholic church and home of the Archdiocese of Monterrey. [2][3] It is located in the capital of the state of Nuevo León in Mexico. The building has a central nave in ...