Sacramento, Coahuila Explained

Sacramento
Settlement Type:City
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:Coahuila
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sacramento
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1842
Established Title2:Town status
Established Date2:1862
Population As Of:2005
Coordinates:27.0036°N -101.7247°W

Sacramento is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

Sacramento is located at 27.0036°N -101.7247°W in the state's central region (Región Centro), some 250 km north of state capital Saltillo, and some 50 km north-west of former state capital Monclova, on Federal Highway 30.

It was founded in 1842 as Villa Nueva. It is believed to have changed its name to Sacramento ("sacrament") to honour a visit by Fr. Miguel Hidalgo during which he officiated a mass.

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