Rayón, San Luis Potosí
Rayón, San Luis Potosí | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Mexico |
State | San Luis Potosí |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Rayón is a town and municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1]
History[]
Spanish settlement in the area that became the municipality began in 1617 with the founding of a Franciscan mission by Fr. Juan Bautista Mollinedo and Fr. Juan de Cárdenas, The mission was called "San Felipe de los Gamotes".[1] The mission was abandoned as the local Indians died out or fled to the mountains.[2]
On 8 October 1827 the town of Nuevo Gamotes was formally established.[3][2]
Settlements[]
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Notes and references[]
- ^ a b "Estado de San Luis Potosí: Rayón". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2005. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007.
- ^ a b "Rayón, San Luis Potosí". Pueblos de Mexico (in Spanish). Telepaisa. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018.
- ^ Decree #61, article 26, (8 October 1827), San Luis Potosí state legislature.
Categories:
- Municipalities of San Luis Potosí
- Central Mexico geography stubs