Brief chronology of the administrative subdivisions in Nuevo León (1596-2020)

Abstract

The territory of Nuevo León has been internally divided into various administrative subdivisions for over four centuries. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the first municipalities with a large amount of land were developed, such as: Monterrey, Cadereyta, Salinas and Río Blanco. As the first districts were populated, others emerged to cover, in most cases, the demand for agricultural and mining activities. Many jurisdictions have managed to prosper to this day, shaping the State of Nuevo León, made up of 51 municipalities. However, there were other areas that came to form their own boundaries different from other councils that, due to various factors related to demography, the economy, the environment, and politics; they did not survive or are currently part of another federative entity.