La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipal seat lies at La Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1,142 km2 (441 sq mi).
La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca | |
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 Beach at Petacalco, in the municipality of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca | |
 Municipality of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca in Guerrero | |
  La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°33′N 101°27′W / 18.550°N 101.450°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | La Unión |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,142 km2 (441 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 25,230 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,230.[1]
The main towns are La Unión, population 3,079; Petacalco, population 2,671; Zacatula, population 1,417; Lagunillas, population 1,371; El Naranjito, population 1,167; and Surcua, population 1,046.[2]
History
editOn October 26, 1614, the Dutch Captain Joris van Spilbergen - involved in his country's war with Spain - raided with an expedition of five ships this part of the coast of the then Spanish Mexico. At Zacatula he succeeded in capturing the pearl fishing ship San Francisco.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 1, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
- ^ Quanchi, Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands, page 233
- ^ Myers, Paul A., North to California, Llumina Press, 2004 ISBN 9781595262516
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