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The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.

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León, Guanajuato

City in Guanajuato, Mexico

León, officially León de Los Aldama, is the most populous city and municipal seat of the municipality of León in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In the 2020 census, INEGI reported 1,579,803 people living in the city of León and 1,721,215 in the municipality, making it the…
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Martín Enríquez de Almanza

Fourth viceroy of New Spain (r. 1568–1580)

Martín Enríquez de Almanza y Ulloa, was the fourth viceroy of New Spain, who ruled in the name of Philip II from November 5, 1568 until October 3, 1580.
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