Parral (Chihuahua)

Hidalgo del Parral on the map of Chihuahua

Parral, formerly known as San José de Parral and now officially called Hidalgo del Parral, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua with its 100,000 inhabitants, and the seat of the municipality of Hidalgo del Parral.

History

Parral was founded in 1631 by Juan Rangel de Biesma. To 1631 silver mining there has been operated. As there was no silver, most citizens left the city. On July 20, 1923 folk hero Pancho Villa was murdered and buried in Parral. To him, the so-called jornadas Villistas are held every year in honor in July.

Diocese of Parral

  • Diocese of Parral

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Andrea Ellendt (1890-1931), German - Mexican, anti-Semitic agitator the nationalist movement
  • Ignacio Asúnsolo (1890-1965), sculptor
  • Aurora Reyes Flores (1908-1985), artist
  • Jesús Solís Lozoya (1910-1983), doctor, general and politician
  • Humberto Mariles Cortés (1913-1972), show jumping and eventing riders
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