Marín, Nuevo León

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Marín is a town and municipality located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. the municipality was named in honor of Dr. Primo Feliciano Marin de Porras. It has an area of 129 square kilometres territoral.

[edit] Geography

The town of Marín is located in northeastern Nuevo Leon, at a latitude of 25 ° 23 'west longitude of Greenwich Mean 100 ° 02'. It lies at an altitude of 393 meters above sea level. It has an area of 129 square kilometers. Weather is extreme, with rainfall in August and September, with annual rainfall ranging between 700 and 1200 mm. July and August are the hottest months.

[edit] History

The earliest inhabitants of these lands were Indians. These indigenous groups or tribes, were hunters and gatherers, probably already knew sowing corn giving rise to that during the planting season and harvest remained living in this region, evidence of this, are the arrowheads, axes and scraper that have been found around the Loma Larga and at sites near rivers. For some authors were Indian tribes and Removed At the same. Foundation With the arrival of the Spaniards in the mid-fifteenth century and in the process of conquest and colonization Captain Martinez Flores in 1684 founded the Hacienda San Antonio de los Martinez. For 1804 the Treasury had grown considerably. This led to Mr. Joaquin Martinez, who along with his relatives and neighbors come to the political and ecclesiastical governments to request that this tax was erected in town and carry the name of Villa de San Carlos de Marin, in honor of King Carlos IV of Spain and Primo Feliciano honor of the bishop Marin de Porras. This request was accepted but until July 16, 1807 when King Charles IV of Spain signing relevant documents and the Treasury stands at Villa.