Burgos Municipality, Tamaulipas

Burgos is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

History

On February 20, 1749, the captain José Antonio Leal de León y Guerra founded the village of Nuestra Señora de Loreto de Burgos, populated mainly with families from Linares.

External links

Gobierno Municipal de Burgos Official website

Coordinates: 24°57′N 98°47′W / 24.950°N 98.783°W / 24.950; -98.783

State of Tamaulipas

Ciudad Victoria (capital)

Major cities	Altamira Ciudad Madero Ciudad Mante Ciudad Victoria Matamoros Miramar Nuevo Laredo Reynosa Río Bravo Tampico Valle Hermoso

Municipalities	Abasolo Aldama Altamira Antiguo Morelos Burgos Bustamante Camargo Casas Ciudad Madero Cruillas Gómez Farías González Güemez Guerrero Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Hidalgo Juamave Jiménez Llera Mainero El Mante Matamoros Méndez Mier Miguel Alemán Miquihuana Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Morelos Ocampo Padilla Palmillas Reynosa Río Bravo San Carlos San Fernando San Nicolás Soto la Marina Tampico Tula Valle Hermoso Victoria Villagrán Xicoténcatl

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