Jiménez, Tamaulipas
Jiménez Municipality is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its municipal capital is the town of Santander Jiménez.
History
[edit]It was founded on February 17, 1749 as Santander by Pedro Saldívar Cantú in recognition of his Basque Spanish roots.[1] By decree of the State Congress on October 31, 1827, Santander was renamed Jiménez to honor the memory of "'Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Jiménez"'.
References
[edit]- ^ June 14th, 1757 census, Santander (Jimenez, Tamaulipas), Mexico census taken by Don Jose de Escandon. Mil Familias III, by Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza. Page 95.
External links
[edit]- Gobierno Municipal de Jiménez Official website
24°13′N 98°29′W / 24.217°N 98.483°W
