Why visit Carmen
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 1 place to eat, 1 place to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Carmen
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About Carmen
El Carmen, often known as "Carmen", is a town and municipality of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The population was 6,996 at the 2005 census. Located in the Salinas Valley region, it is one of the smallest municipalities of the state of Nuevo León, is bordered by the municipalities of Salinas Victoria at North and East, General Escobedo at South, Abasolo and Hidalgo at West. As of 2009, its population is projected to be much higher than it was in the last census, as there is a large number of people moving to this municipality and surrounded municipalities, mainly people from other places outside Nuevo León, because of the lower house prices, compared to that of Monterrey, and the increasing potential of the region due to the relatively close distance to Monterrey, and constant expansion of its metropolitan area, which is estimated to absorb this municipality soon.
From the Wikipedia article El Carmen, Nuevo León (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes1
History
The area was settled by Canarian captain Bernanbé de las Casas, who, with other Spanish, primarily Canarians settlers, established several settlements across the Salinas Valley. De las Casas owned an extensive collection of lands, mines and small settlements in the Salinas valley, However, the town which is today El Carmen, was an unsettled territory inherited from Bernabé de las Casas to his daughter, Juliana de las Casas and her husband in 1614, founded as the Hacienda de Chipinque. The small village remained almost unpopulated, so the area which comprised the small town was sold in 1616 to Diego de Villarreal, a Spanish captain and his sons, in order to increase the Spanish population the Salinas Valley region.
On February 5, 1852, was signed a decree by then Governor of Nuevo León, Agapito García, and his executive secretary Santiago Vidaurri, in the document, the village of Chipinque and surrounded area, would form a new and independent municipality of Nuevo León, named "El Carmen".
From the History section of El Carmen, Nuevo León on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Hotel Eventos Hacienda La Casona
Motel and hotel · 6.7 km
14 Antiguo Camino a los Gutierrez, Salinas Victoria
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare5
Map of Carmen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Del Norte International Airport (NTR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.
- Ciudad General Escobedo 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Mina 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- San Nicolás de los Garza 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Ciudad Apodaca 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Monterrey 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Guadalupe 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Santa Catarina 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- San Pedro Garza García 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Santiago 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Saltillo 84 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Templo de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe El Carmen 2022, Arq. EAGN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Centro de Carmen, Carmen, N.L., Mexico - panoramio, Tereso Hernández, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palacio Municipal de El Carmen, DVB31, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Templo de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Abasolo 2022, Arq. EAGN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abasolo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - panoramio, Tereso Hernández, CC BY-SA 3.0
- YOUNGBLXCKY2, Kanao117, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YOUNGBLXCKY, Kanao117, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS061-E-145852 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-145853 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Hillary Clinton Natividad Gonzalez Paras Lorenzo Zambrano Patricia Espinosa Arturo Sarukhan, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal), Public domain
- Hillary Clinton Esperanza Garza Cesar Barraza and Alejandro Cristerna at Tec Milenio University, U.S. Department of State, Public domain
- Hillary Clinton with students at Tec Milenio University, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal), Public domain
- Hillary Clinton Natividad Gonzalez Paras Lorenzo Zambrano, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal)., Public domain
- Secretary Clinton at TecMilenio University, U.S. Department of State, Public domain
- Hillary R Clinton Patricia Espinosa Natividad Gonzalez Paras, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal), Public domain
- Hillary Clinton at Universidad Tecmilenio (2009), U.S. Department of State (State Department photo by Jose Luis Arnal)., Public domain
- Secretary Hillary Clinton Natividad Gonzalez Paras Lorenzo Zambrano, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal)., Public domain
- Hillary Clinton Planta Simeprode Monterrey Mexico, U.S. Department of State (State Department photo by Jose Luis Arnal)., Public domain
- Hillary Clinton Patricia Espinosa Natividad Gonzalez Paras, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal)., Public domain
- Hillary Clinton with Tecmilenio University Las Torres Campus students 2009, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal), Public domain
- Hillary Clinton and Alejandro Cristerna at Tec Milenio University, U.S. Department of State (photo by Jose Luis Arnal), Public domain
- Jorge Padilla Olvera greets Hillary Clinton at Simeprode Power Plant 2009, U.S. Department of State (State Department photo by Jose Luis Arnal)., Public domain
- Alberto Bustani Hillary Clinton 2009, U.S. Department of State, Public domain
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 2022, Arq. EAGN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS037-E-7169 - View of Texas, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Leucaena greggii 37578756, José Gerardo Velasco, CC BY-SA 4.0
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