List of places in Mexico named after people

There are a number of places in Mexico named after famous people.

Aguascalientes Adolfo López Mateos (Aguascalientes) – Adolfo López Mateos Calvillo – José Calvillo (founder) Cosío – Felipe Cosío, Governor Pabellón de Arteaga – José María Artega, 19th century national hero Pabellón de Hidalgo (Aguascalientes) – Miguel Hidalgo San Francisco de los Romo – Francis of Assisi San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes – Joseph Villaseñor, son of Ferdinand VII of Spain Villa Juárez (Aguascalientes) – Benito Juárez Villa Jesús Terán (Aguascalientes) – Jesús Terán Peredo (governor)

Baja California Alberto Oviedo Mota (Baja California) – Dr. Alberto Oviedo Mota (1882–1953) Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California – Guadalupe Victoria San Quintín Municipality – Quentin of Amiens (d. c. AD 287) Venustiano Carranza, Baja California – Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico Vicente Guerrero, Baja California – Vicente Guerrero Villa de Juárez (Ensenada) – Benito Juárez, President of Mexico

Baja California Sur Melitón Albáñez Domínguez, Baja California Sur – General Melitón Albañez (1880–1917) Puerto Adolfo López Mateos (Baja California Sur) – Adolfo López Mateos

Campeche Alfredo V. Bonfil (Campeche) – Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil, a Peasant leader Bolonchén de Rejón – Manuel Crescencio García Rejón (1799–1849), jurist Ciudad del Carmen - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Candelaria Municipality - Virgin of Candelaria Emiliano Zapata (Campeche) – Emiliano Zapata Escárcega – Francisco Escárcega Márquez (1896–1938), a native from Tlaxcala who fought in the 1910 revolution and railroad builder of United Railroads of the Southeast Company Ingeniero Eugenio Echeverría Castellot (Calakmul, Campeche) – Eugenio Echeverría Castellot (1918–1999), governor of Campeche Iturbide (Campeche) – Agustín de Iturbide Juárez (Campeche) – Benito Juárez Villa Madero (Campeche) – Francisco I. Madero

Chiapas Ángel Albino Corzo – Ángel Albino Corzo (1816–1875), liberal politician, governor (1856–1860) Bejucal de Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, politician, senator Benemérito de las Américas – Benito Juárez Berriozábal – Felipe Berriozábal, military and politician Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal – Captain Luis Vidal, hero of the Battle of Chiapa de Corzo Chiapa de Corzo – Ángel Albino Corzo Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez (Chiapas) and El Porvenir de Velasco Suárez – Manuel Velasco Suárez, neurologist and former governor of Chiapas in 1970 to 1976 Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa (Chiapas) – Mexican poet and physician Dr. :es:Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca (1866–1899) Efrain A. Gutierrez (Chiapas) – Efrain Antonio Gutierrez (1894–1985), Governor of Chiapas in 1936 to 1940 Ejido Raymundo Enríquez - Raymundo E. Enríquez (1889-1968), Governor of Chiapas Emiliano Zapata, Chiapas – Emiliano Zapata Francisco León, Chiapas – Francisco Leon, Governor of Chiapas Frontera Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo, Father of the fatherland Joaquín Amaro (Chiapas) – Gral. Joaquín Amaro Juárez, Chiapas – Benito Juárez, president of Mexico Larráinzar – Manuel Larráinzar, politician Marqués de Comillas – Claudio López, 2nd Marquess of Comillas Mazapa de Madero – Francisco I. Madero, president of Mexico Miguel Alemán (Chiapas) – Miguel Alemán Valdés Montecristo de Guerrero – Jesus and Vicente Guerrero Motozintla de Mendoza – Ismael Mendoza Sanchez (1882–1920) Nicolás Ruiz – 19th-century Governor of Chiapas, Nicolás Ruiz Ocozocoautla de Espinosa – Luis Espinosa (1880–1926) Rayón, Chiapas – Ignacio López Rayón Rincón Chamula San Pedro – Peter the Apostle San Andrés Larráinzar – Saint Andrew and Manuel Larráinzar San Cristóbal de las Casas – Bartolomé de las Casas, 15th century Spanish writer San Fernando, Chiapas – Ferdinand III of Castile (d. 1252) San Lucas, Chiapas – Luke the Evangelist Santiago el Pinar – James the Great (d. AD 44) Tuxtla Gutiérrez – :es:Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (1796–1838), Conservative politician, independence leader Unión Juárez, Chiapas – Benito Juárez Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas – Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico Villa Corzo – Ángel Albino Corzo

Chihuahua Ahumada Municipality – Miguel Ahumada, Governor of Chihuahua Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua – Juan Aldama Allende Municipality, Chihuahua – Ignacio Allende Aquiles Serdán Municipality – Aquiles Serdán Batopilas de Manuel Gómez Morín – Manuel Gómez Morín, academic and politician Bismarck, Chihuahua - Otto von Bismarck Cárdenas – Lázaro Cárdenas, President Chínipas de Almada – Francisco R. Almada (1896-1989), a historian and two-time governor of Chihuahua. Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua – Cuauhtémoc Ciudad Juárez – Benito Juárez, President Colonia LeBaron – Alma Dayer LeBaron Sr., Joel LeBaron and Ervil LeBaron, one of a Mormon fundamentalists leaders Coronado Municipality – :es:Esteban Coronado (1832-1860), liberal soldier in Reform War Creel, Chihuahua - Enrique Creel, Governor of Chihuahua and Vice-President of Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway company Cuauhtémoc Municipality – Cuauhtémoc, Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (1520-1521) Doctor Porfirio Parra - Dr. Porfirio Parra (1854-1912), physician and state senator Dr. Belisario Domínguez Municipality – Belisario Domínguez (1863-1913), senator from Chiapas Flores Magón, Chihuahua - Ricardo Flores Magón Galeana – Hermenegildo Galeana (1762-1814), insurgent leader Gómez Farías Municipality, Chihuahua – Valentín Gómez Farías, President Gran Morelos – José María Morelos (1765-1815), priest and insurgent leader Guerrero, Chihuahua – Vicente Guerrero, President Hacienda Humboldt - Alexander von Humboldt Hidalgo del Parral – Miguel Hidalgo, priest and insurgent leader Ignacio Zaragoza Municipality – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862), general who won the Battle of Puebla Jiménez Municipality – José Mariano Jiménez (1781-1811), engineer and soldier in the Mexican War of Independence López Municipality – Octaviano López, a republican soldier killed in the battle of Talamantes on 1860. Manuel Benavides – Manuel Benavides Armendáriz (1858-1913), a native revolutionary who died in combat on 1913 Mariano Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros, priest and insurgent leader Morelos Municipality – José María Morelos Ocampo Municipality – Melchor Ocampo (1814-1861), lawyer and liberal politician Ojinaga – Manuel Ojinaga Castañeda (1834–1865), Governor of Chihuahua Oscar Soto Maynez (Chihuahua) - Óscar Soto Maynez (1904-1975), Governor of Chihuahua Práxedis G. Guerrero Municipality – :es:Práxedis G. Guerrero (1882-1910), anarchist and philosopher Ranchería Luis L. León (Aldama) - Luis Laureano León (1890-1981), Governor of Chihuahua Riva Palacio Municipality – Vicente Riva Palacio (1832-1896), liberal politician San Francisco de Borja Municipality - Francis Borgia (1510-1572) San Francisco de Conchos – Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) San Francisco del Oro Municipality - Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) and Francisco Molina, founder San Francisco Javier de Satevó – Francis Xavier Santa Bárbara Municipality – Saint Barbara (d. AD 3rd century) Santa Isabel Municipality – Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist Valle de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza

Coahuila Abasolo, Coahuila – Mariano Abasolo Adolfo López Mateos, Coahuila – Adolfo López Mateos, President Allende, Coahuila – Ignacio Allende Arteaga – José María Arteaga Magallanes, Governor of Querétaro (1858) Ciudad Acuña – Manuel Acuña, poet Cuatrocienegas de Carranza – President Venustiano Carranza, who was born in Cuatrocieneagas in 1859 Diana Laura Riojas (Coahuila) – Diana Laura Riojas de Colosio (1957–1994), Luis Donaldo Colosio's widow Escobedo, Coahuila – General Mariano Escobedo Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila – Francisco I. Madero, President Flores Magon, Coahuila – Ricardo Flores Magón, Jesús Flores Magón and Enrique Flores Magón General Cepeda – Victoriano Cepeda Camacho, (1826–1892), a general and a governor of Coahuila Guerrero, Coahuila – Vicente Guerrero, President Hidalgo, Coahuila – Miguel Hidalgo Jiménez, Coahuila – José Mariano Jiménez Juárez Municipality, Coahuila – Benito Juárez, President Lamadrid Municipality, Coahuila – Francisco Lamadrid Lázaro Cárdenas, Coahuila – Lázaro Cárdenas, President Lucio Blanco, Coahuila – Lucio Blanco, revolutionary Matamoros Municipality – Mariano Matamoros (1770–1814), priest and independence leader Monclova – Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova Morelos Municipality – José María Morelos (1765–1815), priest and independence leader Nava, Coahuila – Pedro de Nava, Commander general of New Spain Ocampo, Coahuila – Melchor Ocampo Ramos Arizpe – Miguel Ramos Arizpe, priest and politician San Buenaventura Municipality, Coahuila – Giovanni di Fidanza (1221–1274), Franciscan scholastic theologian and philosopher San Pedro Municipality, Coahuila – Saint Peter Santa Rosa de Múzquiz – Saint Rose of Lima and Melchor Múzquiz, President Viesca – José María y Viesca, Governor of Coahuila and Nuevo León Zaragoza, Coahuila – Ignacio Zaragoza

Colima Arturo Noriega Pizano – Prof. Arturo Noriega Pizano (1915–1994), governor of Colima Cuauhtémoc, Colima – Cuauhtémoc Madrid, Colima – the Madrid family who are owners on their place at a time Pueblo Juárez – Benito Juárez, President Venustiano Carranza – Venustiano Carranza, President Villa de Álvarez – General Manuel Álvarez, first governor

Durango Adolfo López Mateos (Aguinaldo) – Adolfo López Mateos Arturo Martinez Adame, Durango – Arturo Martinez Adame (1896–1970), lawyer and politician Canelas, Durango – Captain Mateo Canelas Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria and Victoria de Durango – Guadalupe Victoria, First President Ciudad Lerdo – Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Coneto de Comonfort – Ignacio Comonfort Domingo Arrieta – General Domingo Arrieta León, Mexican general and statesman Dr. Francisco Castillo Nájera – Francisco Castillo Nájera, diplomat and politician Francisco I. Madero, Durango – Francisco I. Madero, President of Mexico General Simón Bolívar – Simón Bolívar, South American liberator Gómez Palacio, Durango – Francisco Gómez Palacio, writer José Ramón Valdés – Prof. José Ramón Valdés (1888–1975), politician Ocampo Municipality – Melchor Ocampo Pastor Rouaix – Pastor Rouaix (1874–1950), politician Raul Madero – General Raul Madero (1888–1982), a former President's brother San Bernardo Municipality, Durango – Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667) San Juan de Guadalupe – Saint John the Baptist and Our Lady of Guadalupe San Juan del Río del Centauro del Norte, Durango – Pancho Villa San Luis del Cordero – Don Luis del Cordero (Founder) San Pedro del Gallo Municipality – Saint Peter Santa Clara Municipality, Durango – Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) Santiago Papasquiaro Municipality – James the Great Tlahualilo de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza Vicente Guerrero, Durango – Vicente Guerrero Villa Hidalgo, Durango – Miguel Hidalgo Villa Ocampo, Durango – Melchor Ocampo

Guanajuato Abasolo, Guanajuato – Mariano Abasolo Álvaro Obregón – Álvaro Obregón Ciudad Manuel Doblado – Manuel Doblado, liberal politician, governor (1854–1858 and 1860–1861), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1861) Colonia Juan José Torres Landa – Juan José Torres Landa (1911 -1980), Governor of Guanajuato Comonfort – Ignacio Comonfort, President of Mexico Cortazar, Guanajuato – Luis Cortazar y Rabago Doctor Mora – José María Luis Mora Lamadrid, father of the Mexican liberalism Doctor Hernández Álvarez (San Felipe) - Enrique Hernández Álvarez (1892-1938), Governor of Guanajuato and Ministry of Health Dolores Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo Enrique Fernandez Martinez (León) - Enrique Fernandez Martinez (1896-1968), Governor of Guanajuato Jacinto López Moreno (León) - Jacinto López Moreno (1906-1971), founder of General Union of Workers and Peasants of Mexico Luis Donaldo Colosio (Celaya) - Luis Donaldo Colosio Ocampo, Guanajuato – Melchor Ocampo Purísima del Bustos – Hermenegildo Bustos, painter San Diego de la Unión – Didacus of Alcalá