What is Nuevo Laredo?
[[Image:Old map-Laredo-1892.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Map of Laredo in [[1892]] Nuevo Laredo is shown at the bottom of the map]] [[Image:Nuevo Laredo Coat of Arms.png|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas''' is a mid-sized city in northern [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]] established in the year [[1847]]. Nuevo Laredo has a population of 355,827. Nuevo Laredo is a border city which is part of the bi-national metropolitan area of [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]], [[Texas]], [[United States]] - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico with a total population of 575,585. The main sources of income for Nuevo Laredo is international trade, followed by retail sales. ==History== Laredo, Texas was founded by Don Tomas Sanchez under the name of Villa de San Agustin de Laredo in [[1755]] in a colony called [[Nuevo Santander]] in [[New Spain]]. Today, most of Nuevo Santander is part of Texas. Laredo was named after a village in [[Spain]] also called Laredo in Cantabria. In 1847, when Texas became part of the United States, 17 families decided to remain Mexican and crossed the [[Rio Grande]] into Mexico and established Ciudad Nuevo Laredo. {{North-America-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Mexico]] [[Category:Settlements in Tamaulipas]] [[Category:1847 establishments in North America]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Mexico]]