Abasolo, Coahuila Explained

Official Name:Abasolo
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Coordinates:27.1833°N -126°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Coahuila
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Abasolo
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 14, 1827
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sergio Alvarado del Toro
Elevation M:430
Population Total:1130
Population As Of:2000
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:25701
Area Code:866

Abasolo is a city and seat of the municipality of Abasolo in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. In 2000, the city had 1,130 inhabitants.

History

In 1730 it went by the name of Vicente el Alto, by November 14, 1827, it was granted village status and renamed after Independence caudillo Mariano Abasolo.

Coat of arms

Over a parchment appears the image of an eagle with its wings extended as a frame separated into three sections. In the upper right section the San Vicente Ferrer church is shown. A lit torch symbolizes the free spirit of its inhabitants in the upper left section. Finally in the lower section, prosperity and modernity are depicted in which a tractor driver works the land irrigated by a brook. In the background mountains and trees are seen. The inscription at the top of the parchment reads "Terra Mater", which emphasizes the importance of the land to its inhabitants.

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