Reynosa

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Reynosa is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico which also holds the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality.

The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen metro area, directly across the Mexican border from Hidalgo, Texas.

As of 2025, the city of Reynosa has a population of 691,557. If the floating population is included, the total can reach approximately 1,000,000.

On 6 July 1686, Agustín Echeverz y Zuvízar, governor of the Nuevo Reino de León, camped in what is now Reynosa during an exploratory expedition.

In December 1748, an expedition led by José de Escandón y Helguera left from Querétaro, planning to establish 14 villages; the caravan consisted of 1500 colonists and 755 soldiers.

On 14 March 1749, was founded (in its original location) the Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reynosa, by the captain Carlos Cantú on behalf of Escandón, being as well in political and military command. There were 279 pioneer residents in the charge of Friar Agustín Fragoso.

The city was named Reynosa after Reinosa, birthplace of the viceroy Juan Francisco de Güemes...

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