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Guadalupe Victoria is a city and seat of Guadalupe Victoria Municipality, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. [1] In 2010, the city of Guadalupe Victoria had a population of 16,506. [ 2 ]
Guadalupe Victoria Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria. The municipality covers an area of 767.10 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 36,695. [1] As of 2010, the city of Guadalupe Victoria had a population of 16,506. [1]
Guadalupe Victoria (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaðaˈlupe βikˈtoɾja]; 29 September 1786 – 21 March 1843), [1] [2] born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, [3] was a Mexican general and politician who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence and after the adoption of the Constitution of 1824, was elected as the first president of ...
[4] [1] [5] The city's official name is Victoria de Durango, renamed in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria, a native of the state of Durango. The city is at an altitude of 1,890 m (6,201 ft) in the Valley of Guadiana. Durango was founded on 8 July 1563, by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Ibarra.
Victoria is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. It is a two-hour drive from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. The city is named for General Guadalupe Victoria, who became the first president of independent Mexico. [5] It is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas.
Guadalupe Victoria Municipality may refer to places in Mexico: Guadalupe Victoria Municipality, Durango; Guadalupe Victoria Municipality, Puebla
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Durango International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria (General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport) (IATA: DGO, ICAO: MMDO) is an international airport situated in the city of Durango, Mexico.