Villanueva, Mexico
Villanueva is a town of 12,269 people in Zacatecas, Mexico, founded in 1692.
Why visit Villanueva
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About Villanueva
Villanueva is a city in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is the administrative seat of the municipality of Villanueva.
From the Wikipedia article Villanueva, Zacatecas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The municipality was originally called Santa Cruz when it was founded in 1650. Its name was changed a couple of times until 1962, when it was officially renamed as the Municipality of Villanueva, its name until the present. Its seal is one of the oldest in Zacatecas, dating back as early as the early 19th century. The motto of the town is the Latin translation of "With the sword and the plow". It is because Villanueva began as an agriculture and labor-based community and produced some of the bravest patriots in Mexico. Once a colonial town, Villanueva only became a free municipality in the year 1917. As of 2005, Villanueva had a population of 28,760 residents. The majority of these residents are Roman Catholics by faith.
From the History section of Villanueva, Zacatecas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- El Salto 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- La Quemada 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- El Tigre 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- La Encarnación 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Colonia Felipe Ángeles 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Zacatecas 56 km northeast, about 56 min by car
- Calvillo 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Jesús María 71 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- San Francisco de los Romo 70 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Aguascalientes 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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