Cárdenas (Cárdenas)
Cárdenas is a municipality and city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.
The municipality is located east of the state capital in the Middle Zone, and it has the following coordinates: 99 ° 39 'W and 22 ° 00' north, with a height of 1.200 m above sea level. It is bordered to the north by Alaquines, to the east by Tamasopo, to the south by Rayon, and to the west by Río Verde, and it is 200 km away from the city of San Luis Potosí. With a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in the Middle Zone. it is 19 km away from the town of Alaquines, San Luis Potosí.
The first settlers were the friars, who occupied the ground in the first third of the seventeenth century. They occupied rancherías and farms, including the huge hacienda Ciénega de San Nicolás, allegedly founded by Luis de Cárdenas.
In those years it was referred to as the Ciénega de San Nicolás and later it came to be known as the Hacienda de Cárdenas after the surname of its owner.
The municipality is located east of the state capital in the Middle Zone, and it has the following coordinates: 99 ° 39 'W and 22 ° 00' north, with a height of 1.200 m above sea level. It is bordered to the north by Alaquines, to the east by Tamasopo, to the south by Rayon, and to the west by Río Verde, and it is 200 km away from the city of San Luis Potosí. With a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in the Middle Zone. it is 19 km away from the town of Alaquines, San Luis Potosí.
The first settlers were the friars, who occupied the ground in the first third of the seventeenth century. They occupied rancherías and farms, including the huge hacienda Ciénega de San Nicolás, allegedly founded by Luis de Cárdenas.
In those years it was referred to as the Ciénega de San Nicolás and later it came to be known as the Hacienda de Cárdenas after the surname of its owner.
Map - Cárdenas (Cárdenas)
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Country - Mexico
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXV | Mexican Unidad de Inversion | 2 | |
| MXN | Mexican peso | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| ES | Spanish language |