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Torreon (other)
Torreón is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Torreon or Torreón may also refer to: *Torreón Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico *Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico *Torreón massacre The Torreón massacre (; zh, t=萊苑慘案) was a massacre that took place on 13 - 15 May 1911 in the Mexico, Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila. A total of 308 people were killed, amounting to half the Chinese community in Torreón. The victims ..., a racially motivated massacre in 1911 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico * Torreon, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA, a rural census-designated place (CDP) * Torreon, Torrance County, New Mexico, USA, a farming community and CDP * Torreón de la Chorrera, a fortification in Havana, Cuba * Torreón de Llanes, a medieval tower in Llanes, Asturias, Spain * Torreón Airport, near Coelemu, Bío Bío, Chile {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón
Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Coahuila. The city's population is 720,848 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state of Coahuila. Also Torreón is part of the Comarca Lagunera metropolitan area. The area was originally a center for ranching. With irrigation, the city became an important center for farming and the processing of cotton. The city's economy is based on the metals, livestock, agriculture industries, the textile, metallurgical, chemical, commerce and industries. It is one of the youngest cities in Mexico, having celebrated its centenary in 2007. It is popularly nicknamed "The City of Great Efforts" because despite all the adverse environmental conditions, it managed to flourish as a city due to its prosperous industry and commerce. Torreón is served by Francisco Sarabia International Airport, an airport with flights to several cities in Mexico and the United States. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón Municipality
Torreón is one of the municipalities of Coahuila de Zaragoza, a state in north-eastern Mexico. The city of Torreón is the municipal seat"Municipal seat" is the translation for the Spanish ''cabecera.'' for Torreón Municipality. The municipality covers an area of 1947.7 km2. As of 2020, the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... had a total population of 720,848. References Municipalities of Coahuila Torreón {{Coahuila-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Torreón
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón () (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango. The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the Diocese of Saltillo. Bishops Ordinaries *Fernando Romo Gutiérrez Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is e ... (1958 - 1990) * Luis Morales Reyes (1990 - 1999), appointed Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México * José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (2000 - 2017) * Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado (2017 - ) Coadjutor bishop * Luis Morales Reyes (1985-1990) Episcopal See * Torreón, Coahuila Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón Massacre
The Torreón massacre (; zh, t=萊苑慘案) was a massacre that took place on 13 - 15 May 1911 in the Mexico, Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila. A total of 308 people were killed, amounting to half the Chinese community in Torreón. The victims were accused of collusion with Porfirio Díaz were killed by a local mob and the revolutionary forces of Francisco I. Madero. A large number of Chinese homes and shops were looted and destroyed. Torreón was the last major city to be taken by the Factions in the Mexican Revolution#Maderistas, Maderistas during the Mexican Revolution. When the government forces withdrew, the rebels entered the city early in the morning and, along with the local population, began a ten-hour massacre of the Chinese community. The event sparked a diplomatic crisis between Qing China and Mexico, with the former demanding 30 million Mexican peso, pesos in reparations. At one point, it was rumored that Qing China had even dispatched a warship to Mexican waters (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreon, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Torreon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Torreon is a small community that is home to many Navajo families. Torreon is split by the Sandoval and McKinley county line. The highway coming from Cuba is Highway 197 and passes through Torreon. This same road becomes Navajo 9 after crossing the county line. To the north of Torreon lies Ojo Encino, to the south lies Ricon Marcus, to the east lies Cuba, and to the west lies Pueblo Pintado. Torreon has only one store, and sells basic food items, gasoline, and diesel. No other establishment exists in Torreon, except the Chapter House, Torreon Day School, and Torreon Navajo Mission. Pastimes for the community include softball, horse races, mud bogs, and bingo. Navajo ceremonies also play a role in the community and are practiced during the changing of the seasons. Chapter House Torreo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreon, Torrance County, New Mexico
Torreon is a farming communityPearce, T. M. (1965) "Torreon" ''New Mexico place names; a geographical dictionary'' University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, p. 168OCLC 420847/ref> and census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Torreon is located on NM State Route 55 on the eastern slopes of the Manzano Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km), all land. History Torreon is built on the site of an old Piro pueblo one of the more northern of the Salinas pueblos. The Piro site was occupied prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, but became part of the Salinas District, a group of mission towns on the east side of the Manzano Mountains. As the Apache moved south along the edge of the Rocky Mountains in the mid-17th century th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón De La Chorrera
The Torreón de la Chorrera (Tower of la Chorrera), or to give it its full name, Fuerte de Santa Dorotea de la Luna de la Chorrera, was completed in May 1646. The tower stands on a coral islet only a few metres from the shore and not much larger than the tower itself. The tower's purpose was to impede the entry of enemy ships into the mouth of the Almendares River. The British damaged and captured the tower when they took the city in 1762, after which the tower was rebuilt in its present form. Today, the tower contains a restaurant. In 1982, the Torreón was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, along with other historic sites in Old Havana, because of the city's importance in the European conquest of the New World, its fortifications, and its unique architecture. History Governor Pedro Vadés (1602–08) proposed building fortifications at the mouths of the La Chorrera (Almendares) and Cojimar rivers to the west and east of Havana as protection against attacks by the Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón De Llanes
The Tower of Llanes (Spanish: ''Torreón de Llanes'') is a medieval tower located in Llanes, Spain. Conservation The limestone structure has the heritage listing of ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' and has been protected since 1876. See also * List of Bien de Interés Cultural in Asturias A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias Towers in Spain {{Spain-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
