Rayón, San Luis Potosí

Rayón, San Luis Potosí
Municipality and town
Templo del Refugio
Templo del Refugio
Location of the municipality in San Luis Potosí
Location of the municipality in San Luis Potosí
Country Mexico
StateSan Luis Potosí
Time zoneUTC-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]

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".[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]

Settlements

  • Aguacatillos
  • Amoladeras
  • Arvizu
  • Bartolo Bueno
  • Basilio Martínez
  • Benito Ibarra
  • Boca de la Cañada
  • Cerrito de Catarina
  • Cerrito de la Cruz
  • Colonia Paso Prieto
  • Crucero de Rayón
  • El Aguacate
  • El Epazote
  • El Huizachal
  • El Mirador
  • El Nogalito
  • El Obispito
  • El Pajarito
  • El Piruche
  • El Ranchito
  • El Sabinito
  • El Sótano
  • El Tigre
  • El Timbal
  • Emilio Azúa
  • Espirio González
  • Morelos

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b "Rayón, San Luis Potosí". Pueblos de Mexico (in Spanish). Telepaisa. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ Decree #61, article 26, (8 October 1827), San Luis Potosí state legislature.

21°51′N 99°39′W / 21.850°N 99.650°W / 21.850; -99.650


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