title: Salinas de Hidalgo
text: # Salinas de Hidalgo
  
  Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico also known as Salinas del Peñón Blanco, is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. It is the seat of Salinas municipality in Mexico.
  
  It attracts a variety of tourists because of its historical contents, and quality of being. It is believed that at one time it used to belong to the colonial state Zacatecas, but even today, people still argue whether it was. It is a municipal seat surrounded by ranches and places that seem of interest because of its mass in culture, and religious values. Salinas is also known for its beautiful mountain range outside on the eastern part of the town.
  
  ## Government
  
  ### Municipal presidents
  
  | Municipal president | Term | Political party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Raúl Izas Galván | 01-01-1950–31-12-1952 | PRI |
  | Juan Manuel Córdoba | 01-01-1953–31-12-1955 | PRI |
  | Raúl Izas Córdoba | 01-01-1956–31-12-1958 | PRI |
  | Daniel Calzada | 01-01-1959–31-12-1961 | PRI |
  | Pedro Villalobos | 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 | PRI |
  | Daniel L. Calzada | 01-01-1965–31-12-1967 | PRI |
  | José Torres García | 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 | PRI |
  | Irene Cadena de Lozano | 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 | PRI |
  | Alfonso Ruedas Ortiz | 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 | PRI |
  | Pedro Delgado Calzada | 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 | PRI |
  | Arturo Chávez Izaguirre | 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 | PRI |
  | Benjamín Noyola Guerrero | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI |
  | Francisco Páez Galván | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI |
  | Humberto Páez Galván | 01-01-1989–31-12-1991 | PRI |
  | Efrén Cárdenas | 01-01-1992–31-12-1994 | PRI |
  | Antonio Venancio Páez Galván | 01-01-1995–31-12-1997 | PRI |
  | María de los Ángeles Vega Calzada | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PAN |
  | Francisco Páez Galván | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI |
  | Antonio Venancio Páez Galván | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PAN |
  | Teódulo Contreras Martínez | 01-01-2007–30-09-2009 | PAN Panal |
  | Adriana Vega Calzada | 01-10–2009–30-09-2012 | PAN Panal |
  | Salvador Hernández Gallegos | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRD PT MC |
  | Antonio Venancio Páez Galván | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | PRI Panal |
  | Antonio Venancio Páez Galván | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | PRI |
  | Emmanuel Castro Álvarez | 01-10-2021– | PAN PRI |
  