Rayón, San Luis Potosí
Rayón is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.
History
Spanish settlement in the area that became the municipality began in 1617 with the founding of a Franciscan mission by Fr. Juan Bautista Mollinedo and Fr. Juan de Cárdenas, The mission was called "San Felipe de los Gamotes". The mission was abandoned as the local Indians died out or fled to the mountains.
On 8 October 1827 the town of Nuevo Gamotes was formally established.
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Notes and references
- ^ "Estado de San Luis Potosí: Rayón". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2005. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007.
- ^ "Rayón, San Luis Potosí". Pueblos de Mexico (in Spanish). Telepaisa. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018.
- ^ Decree #61, article 26, (8 October 1827), San Luis Potosí state legislature.
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21°51′N 99°39′W / 21.850°N 99.650°W
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