Allende Municipality (Spanish: Municipio de Allende) is one of 67 municipalities in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located in the southeastern portion of the state. Valle de Allende is its municipal seat and largest city. Its main claim to fame is the 1969 fall of the Allende meteorite.
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👉 Allende Municipality, Chihuahua in the context of Valle de Allende
Valle de Allende is the municipal seat and largest city of the municipality of Allende in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Originally named Valle de San Bartolomé for Bartholomew the Apostle, it was founded in 1569 by Franciscan friars. The city is one of the oldest in Chihuahua.
The city received its current name in 1825 in honor of Ignacio Allende, a military leader during the Mexican War of Independence. It is part of the "El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro" (site 1351-059)