Ramos Arizpe

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Ramos Arizpe(RAH-mos ah-REES-pe) Population 16,796 (1990) is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located 11 km from state capital Saltillo.

It is a major industrial center, founded in 1674, featuring many automotive industrial parks. Several major companies have large operations in Ramos Arizpe or its sourroundings, such the General Motors assembly plant (Home of the Chevy C2 and HHR), DaimlerChrysler Saltillo Egine plant (Home of the 5,7Lt V8 HEMI engine) and other suppliers such as Magna, ZF Sachs and Macimex.

Plan de Guadalupe International Airport serving Saltillo and Ramos Arizpe (Iata: SLW) is located there.

Major historical landmarks are Don Miguel Ramos Arizpe's house, father of the Mexican federalism, the "Hacienda Santa María" built in 1721, where Miguel Hidalgo I. Costilla offered his last Mass and the "Hacienda de Guadalupe", where the "Plan de Guadalupe" was signed during the México Revolution in 1913.

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