is the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and is located in northeastern Mexico. Founded as Villa de Santa María de Aguayo by José de Escandon in his second season of colonization in the eighteenth century. Significantly, it is a city with high living standards. In its 1755 report to the Viceroy, Escandon described the settlement as follows:
"He has very select situation, your site is wonderful for all kinds of grains and temporary irrigation and good pasture, plenty of fish, water with a beautiful rich ditch water drawn from the San Marcos River in the margin is, has been persecuted by the Indian janambres and seven Indians called the Sigui ... can be a great place in time for the amenities offered. Achieve competent and grain harvest and are produced as churches and houses.
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