Municipality Parras Elevation 1,500 m Local time Thursday 12:17 PM | Founded February 18, 1598 Population 45,423 (2010) | |
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Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) Weather 27°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 26% Humidity | ||
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Parras de la Fuente ( [pa'rras de la fwe'nte] ;(English: Grapevines of the Fountain) is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Parras Municipality, which has an area of 9,271.7 km2 (3,579.8 sq mi).
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- Hotel los balcones hotel in parras de la fuente mexico
- Map of Parras de la Fuente Coahuila Mexico
- Casa madero parras dela fuente coahuila
- History
- Features
- Notable residents
- Sister city
- Academic programs
- References
Map of Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico
At the census of 2010, the population was 45,423. There are a large number of factories that produce denim, including a Dickies factory, and Parras is also a wine-making place. This region is the oldest wine-making in the Americas.
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History
The former Hacienda del Rosario is the place where Parras de la Fuente was founded in 1598, by Capitán Antón Martín de Zapata. There, the revolutionary and President of Mexico Francisco I. Madero was born in 1873.
In 1846, during the Mexican–American War, Parras was held by American troops. Also, French forces were defeated there in 1866 during the French intervention in Mexico.
The oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente, and was founded by Lorenzo García in the 16th century. Casa Madero is home to the oldest winery.
Features
Parras de la Fuente is a Pueblo Mágico, designated in 2004. Parras is called the oasis of the semi-desert of Coahuila state. It has bathing resorts (which were used to generate electric power for industry usage).
The Municipality President's building, a historical attraction, is a replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo. The Hostal el Farol is the historic former house of General Raúl Madero. San Ignacio de Loyola church was built in the 17th century. Santo Madero church is located on an extinct volcano plug just north of the town.