Additionally, French forces were defeated there in 1866 during the French intervention in Mexico. In 1846, during the Mexican–American War, Parras was held by American troops. The revolutionary and President of Mexico Francisco I. The former Hacienda del Rosario is the place where Parras de la Fuente was founded in 1598, by Capitán Antón Martín de Zapata. It was the first wine growing region in the Americas.
There are many factories that produce denim, including a Dickies factory, and Parras is also a source for Mexican wine. The city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Parras Municipality, which has an area of 9,271.7 km 2 (3,579.8 sq mi).Īt the census of 2010, the population was 45,423. Parras de la Fuente ( pronounced ⓘ) is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila.
