Salinas de Hidalgo

Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico also known as Salinas del Peñón Blanco, is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. It is the seat of Salinas municipality in Mexico.

Salinas de Hidalgo
Nickname:  Cochinillas
Coordinates: 22°37′40.87″N 101°42′56.05″W
Country	Mexico
State	San Luis Potosí
Founded	September 8, 1596
Elevation	2,075 m (6,808 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	16,821
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

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.^[1] 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 president	Term	Political party	Notes
Raúl Izas Galván[2] [3]	01-01-1950–31-12-1952	PRI
Juan Manuel Córdoba	01-01-1953–31-12-1955	PRI
Raúl Izas Córdoba	01-01-1956–31-12-1958	PRI
Daniel Calzada	01-01-1959–31-12-1961	PRI
Pedro Villalobos	01-01-1962–31-12-1964	PRI
Daniel L. Calzada	01-01-1965–31-12-1967	PRI
José Torres García	01-01-1968–31-12-1970	PRI
Irene Cadena de Lozano	01-01-1971–31-12-1973	PRI
Alfonso Ruedas Ortiz	01-01-1974–31-12-1976	PRI
Pedro Delgado Calzada	01-01-1977–31-12-1979	PRI
Arturo Chávez Izaguirre	01-01-1980–31-12-1982	PRI
Benjamín Noyola Guerrero	01-01-1983–31-12-1985	PRI
Francisco Páez Galván	01-01-1986–31-12-1988	PRI
Humberto Páez Galván	01-01-1989–31-12-1991	PRI
Efrén Cárdenas	01-01-1992–31-12-1994	PRI
Antonio Venancio Páez Galván[4]	01-01-1995–31-12-1997	PRI
María de los Ángeles Vega Calzada[5]	01-01-1998–31-12-2000	PAN
Francisco Páez Galván[6]	01-01-2001–31-12-2003	PRI
Antonio Venancio Páez Galván[7]	01-01-2004–31-12-2006[8]	PAN
Teódulo Contreras Martínez[9]	01-01-2007–30-09-2009	PAN Panal
Adriana Vega Calzada[10]	01-10–2009–30-09-2012	PAN Panal
Salvador Hernández Gallegos[11]	01-10-2012–30-09-2015	PRD PT MC
Antonio Venancio Páez Galván[12]	01-10-2015–30-09-2018	PRI Panal
Antonio Venancio Páez Galván[13]	01-10-2018–30-09-2021	PRI
Emmanuel Castro Álvarez[14][15][16]	01-10-2021–30-09-2024	PAN PRI
Antonio Venancio Páez Galván[17]	01-10-2024–	Partido Conciencia Popular [es]