Xiconténcatl

The Municipality of Xicoténcatl is situated at the southern part of the State of Tamaulipas at an altitude of 131 masl. at the hydrologic basin of the Guayalejo River that crosses the municipality from northeast to southeast ending up at the Pánuco River. Inside the municipality there are two dams, the Xicoténcatl and the Emilio Portes Gil, both get their water from the Guayalejo River. It has an extension of 837.69 Km2 and is composed of 212 population centers of which the most important is Xicoténcatl (Head of the Municipality).

Xicoténcatl is located 37 Km to the north of Cd. Mante on Highway 85 to Cd. Victoria. After 25 Km on this highway on its right hand side there is a signal marking the entrance, from this point, 8 Km to the Ingenio (Sugar Cane Factory) Aarón Sáenz Garza and 12 Km to the City of Xicoténcatl, road that is surrounded by cane sugar plantations.

 

History

The foundation of Xicoténcatl dates back from March 15th, 1751 with the arrival of more than 100 families from Santa Barbara (Today's known as Ocampo), Palmillas and Jaumave, when these people settled at one of the sides of the Guayalejo River at Congregación Gallinas. Initially it was named Dulce Nombre de Jesús and later Villa de Escandón, honoring Jose Escandón Helguera. Years later, on October 27th, 1828, its name was changed for Xicoténcatl in honor of the tlaxcalteca Indian heroe, Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl.

This Municipality gave birth to several big haciendas around 1910, and their production gave economic life to the region. Among the main haciendas were: El Salitre, La Piedra, La Victoria, La Panocha and Santa Cruz, most of them disappeared to give birth to the "ejidos". It was until 1967, on an extraordinary session of the local government, that the village received the nomination of City of Xicoténcatl, having at that time 6,109 inhabitants.

 

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