Monte Escobedo

The municipality of Monte Escobedo is positioned inside the southwest of the nation of Zacatecas, Mexico. It has a place of 1592 km² and represents 2.12% of the country's floor. The municipal seat is in Monte Escobedo. The basis of San Andres del Astillero dates returned to the early seventeenth century November 30, 1705 when the Escobedo lords settled inside the mountains adjoining to Huejucar as a supply point for Xerez. In 1820, by decree of the Cortes de Cadiz, the former San

Andres del Astillero or San Andrés del Monte, then named Monte Escobedo, qualifies to be improved to the category of municipality. Purchased his oldest hacienda Santa Teresa via the then governor of Zacatecas, Francisco Garcia Salinas, to offer the connotation of Villa Escobedo, the plan turned into truncated on the stop of his governorship and the government again to their vicinity of starting place. In 1824, stops being a part of the mayor of Fresnillo to become a part of the political birthday celebration of Jerez.