Higueras is a municipality in Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

, Mexico

Mexico

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. It has an area of 600.2 square kilometers. It is bordered on the north by Sabinas Hidalgo and Salinas Victoria

Salinas Victoria

Salinas Victoria, is a municipality located to in the center of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. It shares borders with 11 municipalities including, to the north Villaldama and Sabinas Hidalgo; to the south Escobedo and Apodaca; to the east Higueras, Ciénega de Flores and General Zuazua; and...

, on the south by Doctor González y Marín, to the east by Agualeguas

Agualeguas

Agualeguas is both a city and a municipality located in the northeastern part of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, . The name "Agualeguas" honors the first inhabitants of the region, the Gualegua tribe. It was erected as a village on January 7, 1821 by Bro. Diego Velázquez.The municipality has an...

 and Cerralvo

Cerralvo

Cerralvo is a municipality situated in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Cerralvo is located in the northeastern region of Nuevo León, in the Gulf Coastal Plain and in the northeastern agricultural and ranching economic zone that also includes the municipalities of Agualeguas, General Treviño,...

, and to the west by General Zuazua and Cienega de Flores

Ciénega de Flores

Ciénega de Flores is a city and surrounding municipality located in Nuevo Leon, Mexico near Monterrey.-Tradition:Ciénega de Flores is recognized by its famous machacado food, which is one of the traditional foods in Nuevo Leon.-Demographics:...

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As of 2006 the mayor is Ignacio de Jesús Gonzalez Gonzalez http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nuevoleon/municipios/19028a.htm.

History

In 1709, Luis Monterde y Antillón acquired the land for raising cattle. In 1714 the area was purchased by captain Diego de González, of the Monterde family. Thenceforth the area was known as Hacienda de Santa Teresa de las Higueras.

Diego de González died in 1728 and years his son-in-law, captain José Salvador Lozano, married Doña María Teresa González, and went on to construct the first chapel. The construction of a church was completed in 1854.

On February 18, 1865, the number of inhabitants reached 1000, and the title of town (villa) was consequently granted by the then-governor of Nuevo León, Santiago Vidaurri

Santiago Vidaurri

José Santiago Vidarrui was a controversial and powerful governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León between 1855 and 1864. His tenure was marked by secessionist ambitions and an unparalleled commerce with the Confederate States of America...

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The first female mayor in Nuevo León, Orfelinda Villarreal, took office there in 1957.