La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca
Beach at Petacalco, in the municipality of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca
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
Municipality of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca in Guerrero
La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca is located in Mexico
La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca
La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°33′N 101°27′W / 18.550°N 101.450°W / 18.550; -101.450
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
Municipal seatLa Unión
Area
 • Total1,142 km2 (441 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total25,230

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).

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

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On 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 captured the pearl fishing ship San Francisco.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
  3. ^ Quanchi, Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands, page 233
  4. ^ Myers, Paul A., North to California, Llumina Press, 2004 ISBN 9781595262516