Sombrerete

Sombrerete () is a town and municipality located in the northwest region of the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Sombrerete
Settlement.name: Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.total_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_caption: Sombrerete
Settlement.image_shield: Sombrerete_címere.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Zacatecas#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zacatecas
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal President
Settlement.leader_name: Alan Murillo
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1555
Settlement.established_title2: Municipal Status
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010

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Town
Municipality
Geography
Hydrography
Climate
Flora and fauna
Culture
Economy
History
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Sombrerete () is a town and municipality located in the northwest region of the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Sombrerete was founded in 1555 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Tolosa as a mining center. Due to the wealth that the mines provided, it was one of the most important towns in New Spain. The historical center of Sombrerete, La Noria de San Pantaleón, and the Sierra de Órganos National Park were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010, as a part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Inland Road, or Silver Trail).

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