Salinas de Hidalgo, also known as Salinas del Peñón Blanco, is a small town located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is the seat of the municipality of Salinas.
It attracts a variety of tourists because of its historical contents, and quality of being. It is believed that at one time it used to belong to the colonial state Zacatecas, but even today, people still argue whether it was. It is a municipal seat surrounded by ranches and places that seem of interest because of its mass in culture, and religious values. Salinas is also known for its beautiful mountain range outside on the eastern part of the town.
Government Municipal presidents Municipal presidentTermPolitical partyNotesRaúl Izas Galván01-01-1950–31-12-1952 PRI Juan Manuel Córdoba01-01-1953–31-12-1955PRI Raúl Izas Córdoba01-01-1956–31-12-1958PRI Daniel Calzada01-01-1959–31-12-1961PRI Pedro Villalobos01-01-1962–31-12-1964PRI Daniel L. Calzada01-01-1965–31-12-1967PRI José Torres García01-01-1968–31-12-1970PRI Irene Cadena de Lozano01-01-1971–31-12-1973PRI Alfonso Ruedas Ortiz01-01-1974–31-12-1976PRI Pedro Delgado Calzada01-01-1977–31-12-1979PRI Arturo Chávez Izaguirre01-01-1980–31-12-1982PRI Benjamín Noyola Guerrero01-01-1983–31-12-1985PRI Francisco Páez Galván01-01-1986–31-12-1988PRI Humberto Páez Galván01-01-1989–31-12-1991PRI Efrén Cárdenas01-01-1992–31-12-1994PRI Antonio Venancio Páez Galván01-01-1995–31-12-1997PRI María de los Ángeles Vega Calzada01-01-1998–31-12-2000PAN Francisco Páez Galván01-01-2001–31-12-2003PRI Antonio Venancio Páez Galván01-01-2004–31-12-2006PAN Teódulo Contreras Martínez01-01-2007–30-09-2009PAN Panal Adriana Vega Calzada01-10–2009–30-09-2012PAN Panal Salvador Hernández Gallegos01-10-2012–30-09-2015PRD PT MC Antonio Venancio Páez Galván01-10-2015–30-09-2018PRI Panal Antonio Venancio Páez Galván01-10-2018–30-09-2021PRI Emmanuel Castro Álvarez01-10-2021–30-09-2024PAN PRI Antonio Venancio Páez Galván01-10-2024–
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