Rayón, San Luis Potosí | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Mexico |
State | San Luis Potosí |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time) |
Rayón is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. [1]
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". [1] The mission was abandoned as the local Indians died out or fled to the mountains. [2]
On 8 October 1827 the town of Nuevo Gamotes was formally established. [3] [2]
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21°51′N 99°39′W / 21.850°N 99.650°W
Rayón, San Luis Potosí | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Mexico |
State | San Luis Potosí |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time) |
Rayón is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. [1]
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". [1] The mission was abandoned as the local Indians died out or fled to the mountains. [2]
On 8 October 1827 the town of Nuevo Gamotes was formally established. [3] [2]
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21°51′N 99°39′W / 21.850°N 99.650°W