Tabasco, Zacatecas

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Tabasco
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Coordinates: 21°52′N102°55′W / 21.867°N 102.917°W / 21.867; -102.917
Country Mexico
State Zacatecas
Municipality Tabasco
Founded1543–50

Tabasco is a small town in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.

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Tabasco Municipality

The town of Tabasco is the municipal seat of Tabasco Municipality.

On 9 April 2023, a 31 m (102 ft) tall statue of Jesus Christ was inaugurated atop the Cerrito de la Fe in Tabasco Municipality. [1] The monument, officially titled El Cristo de la Paz (The Christ of Peace), is the tallest sculpture of Jesus Christ in Latin America, being a meter taller than the Cristo Redentor (not including pedestal). [1]

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  1. 1 2 Digital, Milenio (4 April 2023). "Cristo de la Paz en Zacatecas: así es y fecha de inauguración". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.