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Jiménez, Tamaulipas

Coordinates: 24°13′N 98°29′W / 24.217°N 98.483°W / 24.217; -98.483
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Jiménez Municipality is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its municipal capital is the town of Santander Jiménez.

History

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It was founded on February 17, 1749 as Santander by Pedro Saldívar Cantú in recognition of his Basque Spanish roots.[1] By decree of the State Congress on October 31, 1827, Santander was renamed Jiménez to honor the memory of "'Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Jiménez"'.

References

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  1. ^ June 14th, 1757 census, Santander (Jimenez, Tamaulipas), Mexico census taken by Don Jose de Escandon. Mil Familias III, by Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza. Page 95.
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24°13′N 98°29′W / 24.217°N 98.483°W / 24.217; -98.483

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