Florencio Villarreal Explained

Florencio Villarreal
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Guerrero
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Cruz Grande
Area Total Km2:372.9
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:18,713
Coordinates:16.7239°N -99.1233°W

Florencio Villarreal is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at Cruz Grande. The municipality covers an area of 372.9 km2. It is named after Col. Florencio Villarreal, who drafted the 1854 Plan of Ayutla that ousted the conservative dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna.[1] Ousting Santa Anna initiated a new era in Mexican politics with the liberals in charge, known as La Reforma. Leaders in Guerrero took the lead in rebelling against Santa Anna's government.

In 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,713.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memoria Política de México.
  2. Web site: Florencio Villarreal. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. December 23, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617101833/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/guerrero/municipios/12030a.htm. June 17, 2011. dead.