Mina is town and municipality located at northwestern part of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo Le¨Žn. The population was 4,309 at the 2005 census. The municipality is part of a region called Valle de Salinas (Spanish for 'Salinas Valley') which was an administrative area of the New ... ( +view full text )
Mina in Nuevo Leon Landscapes -- Description:
Mina is town and municipality located at northwestern part of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo Le¨Žn. The population was 4,309 at the 2005 census. The municipality is part of a region called Valle de Salinas (Spanish for 'Salinas Valley') which was an administrative area of the New Kingdom of Le¨Žn during the Spanish colonial period. Its name honors Spaniard insurgent general Francisco Javier Mina, who fought for the independence movement from Spain.