The city of Guadalupe is located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It shares borders with San Nicolás de los Garza and state capital Monterrey. Covering a territory of 118.73 km², it is located at 25°41′ N 100°16′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=25_41_N_100_16_W_), at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level. In 2000, its population was 670,162 (332,973 men and 337,189 women), and the illiteracy rate was 2.7%. It is the location of the two international airports in Nuevo León, serving the Monterrey metropolitan area. The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Other Mexican States Capital Monterrey Other major cities list of municipalities Area 64,924 km² Ranked 13th Population (2000 census) 3,826,240 Ranked 9th Governor (2003-09) José Natividad González Parás (PRI/PVEM) Federal Deputies (11) PRI/PVEM = 10 PAN = 1 Federal Senators PAN = 2 PRI = 1 ISO 3166... San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a municipality that is part of the Greater Monterrey metropolitan area. ... This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation). ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... This article is in need of attention. ...

The city was founded on January 4, 1716, but the land was inhabited long before that. When Monterrey was founded in 1596, the land, which was populated by various indigenous tribes, was ceded to Diego de Montemayor, the founder of Monterrey, but he did not make use of the land. In 1627, the land was turned into large plantations, where sugar cane and corn was raised. The owner of the land during around the time of the turn of the 18th century was named Capitán Nicolás Ochoa de Elejalde, but the land was taken from him by the Spanish government and converted into a mission in February, 1715. In 1756, the city was renamed the "Pueblo de la nueva Tlaxcala de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Horcasitas". On March 5, 1825, the city was declared a municipality of Nuevo León and categorized as a "Villa", even though for many years it continued to be called the "Pueblo de Guadalupe". January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of the... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

External link

• Guadalupe municipal government (http://www.gob.mx/wb2/egobierno/egob_Guadalupe) (Spanish language)