![]() Nuevo León was detached on May 7, 1824, after Coahuila and Texas had adoptedĪ new constitution on March 11, 1827. León, Coahuila and Texas as a single state. In 1822, Mexico became an independent republic. After that,Ĭoahuila had become a separate province as part of the “Provincias Internas,” a colonial,Īdministrative district of the northern Spanish Empire. January 23, 1691, Coahuila became a part of the Province of Coahuila and Texas, and later became part of Nueva Vizcaya (until 1787). Present-day area of Coahuila was part of Spain’s Nueva Vizcaya province. Grandes Llanuras de Norte America (Great Plains of North America) encompasses over 17% of the states’ area and includes the cities of Piedras Negras and Nueva Rosita, as well as several valleys (Buenavista, El Hundido and Sobaco).Sierra Madre Oriental: This mountainous province constitutes over 65% of the state’s territory and crosses the entity from southeast to northwest, dipping into Nuevo León and Zacatecas.This province includes the Bolsón de Mapimí, a large endorheic basin which also extends into adjacent portions of Chihuahua, Durango, and Zacatecas and served as a refuge for many indigenous groups in the 16 th and 17 th centuries. Sierras y Llanuras del Norte (Sierras and Plains of the North): These plains and mountains make up 17.24% within the western regions of the state.The state is part of the following physiographic provinces, which are described and illustrated in the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) map below: In general, the Coahuila de Zaragoza is very rugged, giving rise to a complex of mountains, hills, valleys and canyons that extend throughout the entity. Invasion force at Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862), who was known for his defeat of the French Its largest cities are:Ĭoahuila de Zaragoza: after the ethnic tribal group Coahuiltec and General Of Coahuila’s population is roughly 90% urban and 10% rural, compared to a 78% urbanĪnd 22% rural distribution, nationally. Republic, which is roughly 2.4% of the Mexican population. People in 2010, Coahuila has the 17th largest population in the Mexican Of Coahuila – with its capital in Saltillo - is divided into thirty-eight State, Coahuila is made up of 151,595 square kilometers, which is equal to 7.7% Luis Potosí on the south, and Nuevo León on the east. State of Chihuahua on its west, Durango on the southwest, Zacatecas and San Borderedīy the United States (Texas) on its northern border, Coahuila also touches the Coahuila is located in the northern reaches of the Mexican Republic. ![]()
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