The San Francisco de Asis Parish Church - St.Its façade consists of carved cantera stone. The Santiago Apostol Parish Church - Construction of this building began in the second half of the eighteenth century.Its metropolitan area is among the 10 most competitive urban areas in the country, and it also has the highest labor productivity. Today Monclova has one of the highest commercial, industrial and financial developments, and it is currently one of the cities with the lowest poverty rates in Mexico. In 1942 the steel factory Altos Hornos de Mexico was founded, accelerating the industrial development of Monclova. The city accounts for the highest production of steel of Mexico and Latin America, hence its nickname "The Steel Capital". Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico National (humidity 1981–2000) Precipitation occurs an average of 47 days, out of which 6 will be thunderstorms and at least one day with hail. Even snowfall has occurred in Monclova some winters, although most years it is a phenomenon reserved only to the nearby mountains. Cold fronts in winter have the possibility of drastically reducing temperatures in the area, and are responsible for the little rainfall of such period. The warmer months of the year are typically wetter than the cooler ones. In 1976 the wettest month on record took place in July, with 287.3 mm (11.31 in) of rain, more than half the median yearly value of 376.7 mm (14.83 in) however the average wettest month is September with 78.5 mm (3.09 in). A typical summer day has a low around 21 ☌ (70 ☏) and a high near 35 ☌ (95 ☏). The median temperature July is 28.6 ☌ (83.5 ☏). Even in July, the warmest month, temperatures have gotten as low as 10.6 ☌ (51.1 ☏) in 1975. However nighttime low temperatures are typically 15 degrees cooler than daytime highs, due to the very arid conditions. In recent decades the hottest records have climbed as high as 43 ☌ (109 ☏) on Jand 45 ☌ (113 ☏) on May 4, 1984. On the other hand, temperatures during late spring and summer can have bouts of extreme heat, with evenings above 40 ☌ (104 ☏) for many consecutive days. Probably the coldest snap in recent history took place on Decemwhen the temperature plunged to −9.5 ☌ (14.9 ☏). The median temperature of the coolest month, January, is 13.6 ☌ (56.5 ☏), although the temperature can climb as high as 30 ☌ (86 ☏) during some days and it can drop to 0 ☌ (32 ☏) some nights. Monclova experiences a warm semi-arid climate, with a median yearly temperature of 22.0 ☌ (71.6 ☏). Monclova sits at an altitude of 620 m above sea level. However, 1835-36 was also the period of the Texas Revolution, and Texas became an independent republic. Saltillo was confirmed as Coahuila's capital. With the enactment of the 1836 Constitutional Laws, by which the federal republic was converted into a centralised one, the state of Coahuila y Tejas was divided into two departments, Coahuila and Tejas (or Texas, as it would later become). On March 9, 1833, the state legislature settled the dispute in Monclova's favour, and the decision was ratified by President Antonio López de Santa Anna on December 2, 1834. In 1828, the decision was overturned when Monclova was declared the capital of the new state, but the state legislature continued to convene in Saltillo. With the adoption of the 1824 Constitution, which created the state of Coahuila y Tejas, the capital was transferred to Saltillo. The captured leaders were Juan Aldama, Ignacio Allende, Miguel Hidalgo, and Jose Mariano Jimenez.
ĭuring the initial battle for independence from Spain, fleeing rebel leaders who had been captured at the Wells of Baján were first taken to Monclova before the long trip to the city of Chihuahua. Prior to 1840, haciendas near Monclova were the headquarters of the Sánchez Navarro latifundio, the largest private landholding in the Americas.
It remained the capital for a few years after Mexico's independence. Established on Jby Spanish colonists, Monclova became the first city in the region known as Coahuila, which later became the State of Coahuila.ĭuring the colonial period and the early 19th century, Monclova served as the capital of Nueva Extremadura.
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