Doctor Coss is both a city and a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico. It is located at , 182 km NE of Monterrey. Its name honors Dr. José María Coss, a liberal politician of the 19th century. In 2000 the municipality had 2246 inhabitants, while the homonym city (which serves as the municipal seat) had some 1,000. History The first settlement, Paso del Zacate, was formed around 1745 with families from Los Aldamas, Nuevo León and General Bravo. Almost a century later Paso del Zacate was declared a villa by the state congress and finally, on October 7, 1882, the municipality of Doctor Coss was formed with the unification of Paso del Zacate, Zacate, Soledad, El Ebanito, La Lajilla, Los Chorros, Tecomate, Lucero, Las Mujeres and Gachupines. Geography The municipality has an area of 664.6 km2 and is bordered by the state of Tamaulipas to the north, General Bravo to the east and Los Aldama and China to the west. It is located 134 meters above sea level (which makes it the highest municipality in the state) and is crossed by the San Juan river. Education Doctor Coss has 4 kindergartens, 14 elementary schools and one secondary school.
List of mayors in Dr. Coss
Municipal President Year(s) in office Martín González Peña 1939–1940Luis Gonzaga Cantu Salinas 1941–1942 Gumersindo Ríos Salinas 1943–1945 Ramón Hinojosa Martínez 1946–1948 Asencio Martínez Trigo 1949–1951 Zaragoza Ríos García 1952–1954 Arnulfo Madrigal Serna 1955–1957 David Peña Cantú 1957 - Domingo Pérez Alanís 1958–1960 Fidel Ríos Cantú 1961–1963 Leandro Salinas Peña 1964–1966Severiano Ríos Cantú 1967–1971Pedro Salinas Treviño 1970–1971Sixto Gutiérrez Ríos 1972–1973Juan Salinas Cantú 1974–1976Rodolfo Hinojosa Tijerina 1977–1979Simón Ríos Balderas 1980–1982Matías Leal Ríos 1983–1985René Salinas Alanís 1986–1988Simón Ríos Balderas 1989–1991María Elva Salinas de Hinojosa 1992–1994Guadalupe García Hinojosa 1994–1997Delia Rangel Ríos 1997–2000Jorge Alberto Cantú Cantú (El Queso - El Cheese) 2000–2003Homero Alanis Salinas 2003–2006Simón Ríos Rangel 2006–2009 Miguel Angel Salinas González 2009-2012Simón Ríos Rangel 2015-2018Simón Ríos Rangel 2018-2021
External links (es) Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Doctor Coss. (es) INEGI: Municipalities of Nuevo León.