Nuevo León
Nuevo León was founded by conqueror Alberto del Canto (8th Great-grandfather of Raoul Ortiz Lafón), although frequent raids by Chichimecas, the natives of the north, prevented the establishment of almost any permanent settlements. Subsequent to the failure of del Canto to populate the area, Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva, at the head of a group of Portuguese and Spanish settlers who were of Jewish descent, requested permission from the Spanish King to attempt to settle the area which would be called the New Kingdom of León and would fail as well. It wasn't until 1596 under the leadership of Diego de Montemayor the colony became permanent. Nuevo Leon eventually became (along with the provinces of Coahuila, Nuevo Santander and Texas) one of the Eastern Internal Provinces in Northern New Spain.
The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León.
The capital of Nuevo León is Monterrey, the second largest city in Mexico with over five million residents. Monterrey is a modern and affluent city, and Nuevo León has long been one of Mexico's most industrialized states.
The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León.
The capital of Nuevo León is Monterrey, the second largest city in Mexico with over five million residents. Monterrey is a modern and affluent city, and Nuevo León has long been one of Mexico's most industrialized states.
