Agualeguas

Agualeguas is both a city and a municipality located in the northeastern part of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, (26°19′N 99°32′W / 26.317°N 99.533°W / 26.317; -99.533). The name "Agualeguas" honors the first inhabitants of the region, the Gualegua tribe. It was recognized as a village on January 7, 1821, by the colonial government when Bro. Diego Velázquez declared it the village of "St. Nicholas of Gualeguas."

The municipality has an area of 917.6 km² and is located 180 meters above sea level. According to the 2000 census, there are 4,492 inhabitants.

List of presidents of municipal of Agualeguas

(1935 - 1936): Oscar N. Escudero Gonzales
(1989 - 1991): Reynaldo Canales Vela
(1992 - 1994): Juan José Salinas García
(1994 - 1997): Elio Molina Salinas
(1997 - 2000): Vicente Canales Cantú
(2000 - 2003): Ignacio de Jesús Castellanos Ramos
(2003 - 2006): Vicente Canales Cantú
(2006 - 2009): José Israel González Rodríguez
(2009 - 2012): José Guadalupe García Garza
(2012 - 2015): José Israel González Rodríguez
(2015 - 2018): José Luis García Montemayor
(2018 - 2021): Ignacio Castellanos Amaya