Jiménez, Coahuila

Jiménez a town and seat of the municipality of Jiménez in the Mexican state of Coahuila, at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level. It is located on the confluence of the Río San Diego and the Rio Grande (locally known as the Río Bravo) bordering with the U.S. state of Texas. It had a population of 1,160 inhabitants in the 2010 census, and is, unusual for a Mexican municipal seat, the second-largest locality in the municipality, after the town of San Carlos (which had a population of 3,126). The town was founded in 1859. under the name of "Resurrección" by captain Manuel Leal, and tejano expatriate families from San Antonio, Texas. In June 1675 the area was first visited by Lt. Fernando del Bosque, on a reconnaissance expedition up...