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DURANGO , sometimes called CIUDAD DE VICTORIA, a city of Mexico
capital of the state of Durango, 574 M. N.W. of the federal capital , in lat. 24 25' N., long. roe 55' W. Pop. (1900) 31,092. Durango is served by the Mexican International railway. The city stands in the picturesque Guadiana valley formed by easterly spurs of the Sierra Madre, about 685o ft. above the sea. It has a mild, healthy climate, and is surrounded by a district
Mexico . It is the seat of a bishop, and has a handsome cathedral, ten parish churches, a national instituteDURANTE or college, an episcopal seminary , government buildings, a public library, hospital
bull -ring. The city is provided with urban and suburban tramways, electric light, telephone service and an abundant water-supply , and there are thermal springs in its vicinity. Its manufacturing establishments include reduction works, cotton
Governor Francisco de Ibarra, who named it after a city of his native province in Spain. It was known, however, as Guadiana for a century thereafter, and its first bishops were given that title. It was the capital of Ibarra's new province of Nueva Viscaya, which included Durango and Chihuahua, and continued as such down to their separation in 1823.End of Article: DURANGO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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