San Pedro Garza García

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San Pedro Garza García
Seal
Nickname(s):  San Pedro, Garza Garcia
Motto(s):  Libertad con Orden y Justicia (Freedom with Order and Justice)
Coordinates: 25°40′N 100°18′W / 25.667°N 100.300°W / 25.667; -100.300Coordinates: 25°40′N 100°18′W / 25.667°N 100.300°W / 25.667; -100.300
Country	Mexico
State	Nuevo León
Founded	November 20, 1596
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Treviño de Hoyos (Independent)
Area
• City	69.4 km2 (26.8 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2005)
• City	122,009
• Metro	4,689,601
• Metro density	1,758/km2 (4,550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Website	www.sanpedro.gob.mx

San Pedro Garza García (also known as San Pedro or Garza García) is a city-municipality of the Mexican state of Nuevo León and part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. It is a contemporary commercial suburb of the larger metropolitan city of Monterrey between Puente de la Unidad and the Alfa Planetarium, including areas surrounding Calzada del Valle/Calzada San Pedro. It is has recently been evaluated as having some of the best quality of life in México as well as being regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Latin America. It has luxury shopping malls, large green areas, as well as important colleges and hospitals Cerro de Chipinque and Chipinque Ecological Park ^[1] are notable aspects of the city. The city hosts the headquarters of corporations such as ALFA, Cemex, Gamesa, Vitro, Pyosa, Softtek The Home Depot México,^[2] and .

Geography[]

The municipality has an area of 69.4 km² (26.8 sq mi) and is primarily urban, located adjacent to the southwest side of Monterrey. It sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, most notably La Loma Larga and Sierra Madre Oriental.

Government[]

The current Municipal President (Mayor) of San Pedro is Miguel Treviño de Hoyos, an independent candidate.^[3]

San Pedro Garza Garcia was founded in 1596. The land was converted into a large plantation called "Los Nogales" which produced crops like corn, wheat, and beans.

During the 18th century, the plantation often went by the name of "San Pedro", in honor of Saint Peter.^{[citation needed]}

The city was not elevated to the status of "Villa" (Village) until December 14, 1882, when it was given the name Garza García, in honor of the governor of Nuevo León, .^{[citation needed]}

It was not until 1988 that the mayor at the time, gave the city its current name, adding the reference to what it was called centuries before.^{[citation needed]}

Education[]

Higher education[]

The city is home to the Catholic university, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), which offers bachelor's degree and master's degree programs. The Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) has two of its graduate schools in San Pedro. The Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EGADE), ITESM's Graduate School of Business, and the (EGAP), the Graduate School of Politics and Public Administration. Both campuses are located in . There are no public universities in San Pedro.^[4]

Elementary and secondary education[]

San Pedro has 40 public pre-schools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. The city also has 39 private schools. However, whereas public schools only offer one type of education (e.g. only middle school, or only elementary school), private schools^[5] offer multiple types (mostly K-9th and K-12). If counted individually by type of education offered, private schools function as 88 different schools, more than twice the number of public schools.^[4]

Some examples of notable private schools in San Pedro are Bachillerato Anáhuac Campus Monterrey, , , , , Instituto Irlandés, , Instituto San Roberto, , and .

Other education[]

The Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C., a part-time Japanese school, is in Garza García.^[6]

Notable residents[]

• Maria L. de Hernández (1896–1986), Mexican-American rights activist, was born in San Pedro Garza García.^[7]
• José Antonio Fernández Carbajal, notable businessman
• Lorenzo Zambrano, businessman and philanthropist
• Alejandro Junco de la Vega, journalist and founder of Reforma

Sister City[]

San Pedro Garza García has one sister city.:^[8]

• - Plano, Texas, US

References[]

External links[]

• (in Spanish) San Pedro Municipal Website
• (in Spanish) Nuevo León Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México