Valle de Zaragoza

Valle de Zaragoza
Municipal Seat
Valle de Zaragoza is located within Valle de Zaragoza Municipality
Valle de Zaragoza Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°27′26″N105°48′39″W / 27.45722°N 105.81083°W / 27.45722; -105.81083
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipality	Valle de Zaragoza
Founded	10 December 1780
Elevation	1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,223

Valle de Zaragoza is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Valle de Zaragoza.

As of 2010, the town of Valle de Zaragoza had a population of 2,223, ^[1] up from 1,871 as of 2005. ^[2]

History

Valle de Zaragoza was founded on 10 December 1780, as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Conchos; it later became known as Pilar de Conchos. Its current name, given to it on 28 April 1864, honours General Ignacio Zaragoza and his defeat of the French in the Battle of Puebla of 5 May 1862.

Notable people

• Francisco Avitia, singer, actor

References

1. "Valle de Zaragoza". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Valle de Zaragoza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved October 13, 2008.