Valle de Zaragoza

Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua

Municipal Seat in Chihuahua, Mexico

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″N 105°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

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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

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* Francisco Avitia, singer, actor

## References

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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.

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