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Monterrey (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ r eɪ / ⓘ MON-tə-RAY, Spanish: ⓘ) [7] is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico.It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. [5]
Center City Monterrey at the bottom is the Condominium Steel of the decade of the 60s. The state government created the institutions of Fornerrey and Provileon to help poor people with housing problems. During the 60's the city began to grow vertically with the creation of the Acero Condominiums and the Constitucion Apartments.
Monterey (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ r eɪ / ⓘ MON-tə-RAY; Spanish: Monterrey) is a city situated on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California.Located in Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of 8.466 sq mi (21.93 km 2) [8] and recorded a population of 30,218 in the 2020 census.
Monterrey Municipality is one of the 51 subdivisions of the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the City of Monterrey . The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Monterrey (mayor of Monterrey).
The Monterrey metropolitan area, also known as Greater Monterrey, refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey , the metropolitan area is the 2nd-largest in Mexico.
1560 - Santa Lucia de León founded. [1]1584 - Ojos de Santa Lucia outpost established by Spaniards. [2]1596 - Settlement named "Ciudad Metropolitana de Nuestra Senora de Monterrey" by Diego de Montemayor and made a city.
Monterrey's customs authorities had control over these ports, resulting in a substantial influx of capital into the city. While this had positive implications for Monterrey's economy, the situation changed after the conclusion of the American Civil War, when trade with the United States resumed, impacting the city's commerce. [2]
Below they have a gules band with the inscription of the name of the city, and the whole is topped with a count's crown with reference to the noble title of Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey, ninth viceroy of New Spain, in whose honor the city is named Monterrey City.