Reynosa

Reynosa
Motto: Trabajar por la patria es forjar nuestro destino (To work for the motherland is to forge our destiny)
Location of Reynosa within Tamaulipas
Location of Tamaulipas within Mexico
Coordinates: 26°01′N 98°14′W / 26.017°N 98.233°W / 26.017; -98.233Coordinates: 26°01′N 98°14′W / 26.017°N 98.233°W / 26.017; -98.233
Country	Mexico
State	Tamaulipas
Founded	14 March 1749
Government
- Mayor	Oscar Luebbert Gutierrez (2008-2010) (PRI)
Population
- Total	507,998 city; 526,888 municipality
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Website	www.reynosa.gob.mx
Area Code 899 Airport General Lucio Blanco International Airport Airport Code REX

Reynosa is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located across the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) from McAllen (Hidalgo County) in the U.S. state of Texas. According to INEGI census 2005 Reynosa's population was 507,998 for the city and 526,888 for the municipality.

History

Reynosa was founded on 14 March 1749 with 297 inhabitants by Carlos Cantú under the command of José de Escandón y Helguera the Count of Sierra Gorda. But due to flooding in the area on the 4 July 1802, they decided to move 5 miles to the east keeping the same margin between them and the Rio Grande (Río Bravo for México). It was not until 1926 that the state government recognized Reynosa as a city.

It was first named Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reynosa. The pioneers of the Villa preceded all from El Nuevo Reino de León, specially from Monterrey, Cadereyta, Cerralvo and El Pilón. It was composed with 50 families. It was given the name of Reynosa as a tribute to the town with the same name in Spain, birthplace of the Virrey de Güemez y Horcasitas.

In 1846 till 1848 the township was captured and temporarily held by the United States Army.

Current

Reynosa extends across 3,156.34 sq kilometers (1218.66 sq. miles), representing 3.7 per cent of the Tamaulipas territory. Today it is the location of several satellite U.S. companies doing business to take advantage of low labor rates, sparse benefits and industry incentives.^[1] The township and area have been featured in the news due to the reported discovery of the largest seized weapons cache in Mexican drug cartel history.^[2]

Notable people

• Xavier Baez - Footballer
• Christian Chávez - Singer and actor
• Laura Flores - Actress, hostess and singer
• Diana La Cazadora - Female wrestler
• Vidal Medina - Playwright and theatre director
• Jorge Cantu - Major League Baseball player
• Ramón Ayala - Mexican accordionist and songwriter

References

1. ^ http://www.promexico.gob.mx/work/sites/Promexico/resources/LocalContent/557/2/Tamaulipas.htm^{[dead link]}
2. ^ http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/mexico/090401/investigation-us-retailers-fuel-mexicos-drug-wars

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Tamaulipas Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
• Reynosa, Mexico: City of promise and Poverty A study of the closing of a refrigerator plant in Galesburg, Ill. and the opening of one in Reynosa.

External links

• Gobierno de Reynosa

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