![]() Such exploration was delayed because the northern climate was harsher and there was no gold. The Spanish explored the north of Mexico some decades after their victory in Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs. The official name of the state is Coahuila de Zaragoza, in honor of General Ignacio Zaragoza. Some historians believe that this means “flying serpent”, “place of many trees”, or “place where serpents creep”. The name Coahuila derives from native terms for the region, and has been known by variations such as Cuagüila and Cuauila. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo the second largest is Torreón (largest metropolitan area in Coahuila and 9th largest in Mexico) the third largest is Monclova (a former state capital) the fourth largest is Piedras Negras and the fifth largest is Ciudad Acuña. In 2020, Coahuila's population is 3,146,771 inhabitants. It comprises 38 municipalities ( municipios). With an area of 151,563 square kilometres (58,519 sq mi), it is the nation's third-largest state. ![]() state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). To the north, Coahuila accounts for a 512 kilometres (318 mi) stretch of the Mexico–United States border, adjacent to the U.S. Ĭoahuila ( Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza ( Latin American Spanish: ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.Ĭoahuila borders the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east, Zacatecas to the south, and Durango and Chihuahua to the west. Joined to the federation under the name of Coahuila y Texas also recognized as Coahuila y Tejas. ![]()
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