San Nicolás de los Garza

San Nicolás de los Garza, often colloquially referred to only San Nicolás, is a 512 m above sea level. NN. located city in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, located in the metropolitan area of ​​the city of Monterrey. San Nicolás extends over 86.8 km ² and has 476,761 inhabitants ( 2005).

History

The north adjacent to Monterrey San Nicolás is almost as old as the city, with which it is grown and in their neighborhood could thrive there. Took place a few months after the founding of the city of Monterrey on September 20, 1596 Here are the first official mention on February 5, 1597th

Back then let Diego Díaz de Berlanga build at this point an estate, which he called his own. The name of the then settlement was called Estancia Díaz de Berlanga (estate Díaz de Berlanga ). After his death, the estate passed to his wife Mariana, who sold it in 1634 to Pedro de la Garza. From now on, the settlement was known as the estate of Pedro de la Garza and soon as the estate of San Nicolás de los Garza, San Nicolás Tolentino was chosen because as the patron saint of the village.

In early January 1830, the settlement received municipal status with the applicable today San Nicolás de los Garza designation and with effect from 12 May 1970, the city of her status accorded.

While the place was coined in the early 20th century of industrialization and factories, he has developed at the beginning of the 1970s to the upscale residential area. In the 1980s, many former factories have been relocated to further north Apodaca and other places.

Education

San Nicolás de los Garza is home to the main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León ( UANL ), the third largest University of Mexico.

Sports

Of all the communities in Nuevo Leon San Nicolás has the best sporting infrastructure.

Footballing showpiece of the city is the gambling still under the name Tigres UANL professional team, which was until 1996 under the auspices of the University. Their home ground, the Estadio Universitario, is located in this community.

Sources and links

  • Encyclopedia of communities of Nuevo León ( Spanish)
  • Official site of the city of San Nicolás de los Garza site ( Spanish)
  • Official website of the UANL ( German )
  • Place in Nuevo León
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