Nuevo Morelos

The Nuevo Morelos municipality is located on the southeastern part of the State, having a territorial extension of 287.53 Km2 being the Gatos River that crosses the municipality from northeast to southeast the main hydrological system with 32 kilometers. In addition it has several main creeks. The municipality is crossed at its center by the federal highway 80 that joins the highway 85 Mexico-Laredo and communicates this municipality with the rest of the State and with the town of El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí, town that has important trade relationship with Nuevo Morelos.

 

Historia

Nuevo Morelos is a municipality and its headsite is the town with the same name. It was founded on October 19th, 1869 with the name of Villa de Morelos, known before as Congregación de Mesillas by being located on the riversides of the Mesillas River.

Between 1911 and 1915, the inhabitants of this Villa emigrated from other places due to mistreatments and lack of guaranties from the government. In 1921, they decided to return to repopulate this town and a commission headed by Pedro Gómez Rodríguez was formed with the purpose to travel to the capital of the State to request guaranties and form a municipal government.

 

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