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]
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Notes and references
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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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