Saltillo Day

Saltillo (Founded: July 25, 1577) is the capital and most populous city of the Mexican state of Coahuila de Zaragoza and head of the municipality of the same name. It has a population of 879,958 inhabitants, which makes it the fourteenth most populated city in Mexico and in its metropolitan area with the neighboring cities of Ramos Arizpe and Arteaga has 1,031,779 inhabitants (2022), making it the fifteenth largest metropolis in Mexico. It is located in the northeastern region of Mexico and in the southeastern region of Coahuila, surrounded by the high mountains of the Sierra Madre Oriental, 400 km south of the border with Texas, United States, and 842 km from Mexico City.

Saltillo has played a very important role in the history of Mexico. In 1811, in full fervor of the Independence, the insurgents occupied Saltillo to go towards Parras and Monclova.