Progreso Municipality (Progreso)
Progreso Municipality (In the Spanish language: “progress”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (270.10 km2) of land and located roughly 25 km north of the city of Mérida.
Progreso is one of the youngest towns in the Yucatán. Juan Miguel Castro Martín, owner of several sisal haciendas, including an estate called Hacienda San Pedro Chimay was the founder of the Port of Progreso. He began urging development of a new port in 1840 to further the henequen trade. The town was authorized under President Ignacio Comonfort on 25 February 1856 and was officially founded on 1 July 1871 as the Port of Progreso.
On 8 January 1875, the first City Council was formed and the town was elevated to a villa, soon after decreed a city by the state government, and construction of the city hall commenced. In 1881, freight and passenger rail service began and in 1893, the lighthouse opened.
In 1936, the Danish company "Christiane & Nielsen" began construction of malecón (sea wall), which was completed in 1947. It was upgraded in 1968 In 2011, work began to rebuild the malecón and upgrade the entrance of the port.
Progreso is one of the youngest towns in the Yucatán. Juan Miguel Castro Martín, owner of several sisal haciendas, including an estate called Hacienda San Pedro Chimay was the founder of the Port of Progreso. He began urging development of a new port in 1840 to further the henequen trade. The town was authorized under President Ignacio Comonfort on 25 February 1856 and was officially founded on 1 July 1871 as the Port of Progreso.
On 8 January 1875, the first City Council was formed and the town was elevated to a villa, soon after decreed a city by the state government, and construction of the city hall commenced. In 1881, freight and passenger rail service began and in 1893, the lighthouse opened.
In 1936, the Danish company "Christiane & Nielsen" began construction of malecón (sea wall), which was completed in 1947. It was upgraded in 1968 In 2011, work began to rebuild the malecón and upgrade the entrance of the port.
Map - Progreso Municipality (Progreso)
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Country - Mexico
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXV | Mexican Unidad de Inversion | 2 | |
| MXN | Mexican peso | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| ES | Spanish language |
