Agualeguas is both a city and a

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located in the northeastern part of the state of

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, (). The name "Agualeguas" honors the first inhabitants of the region, the Gualegua tribe. It was recognized as a village on January 7, 1821, by the colonial government because that was the date that Bro. Diego Velázquez declared it the village of "St. Nicholas of Gualeguas." This perpetuates the "pristine myth" of the Americas that the land was a clean slate with no peoples living on it. It creates the notion that the Gualegua did not have complex and organized societies with connections to the land. This is incorrect with the primary evidence that Bro. Velázquez used the name Gualeguas when referring to the village he claimed to create. The municipality has an area of 917.6 km² and is located 180 meters above sea level. According to the 2000 census, there are 4,492 inhabitants. The current residents are mostly of Gualegua heritage, but many are not counted as such in the census.

List of presidents of municipal of Agualeguas

*(1935 - 1936):

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*(1989 - 1991):

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*(1992 - 1994):

Juan José Salinas García ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

*(1994 - 1997):

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*(1997 - 2000):

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*(2000 - 2003):

Ignacio de Jesús Castellanos Ramos Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...

*(2003 - 2006):

*(2006 - 2009):

José Israel González Rodríguez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

*(2009 - 2012):

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*(2012 - 2015):

*(2015 - 2018):

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*(2018 - 2021):

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Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico:Agualeguas
{{DEFAULTSORT:Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon Municipalities of Nuevo León Populated places in Nuevo León Populated places established in 1821

List of presidents of municipal of Agualeguas

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