Short answers, pulled from the story.
The settlement officially became the Pueblo de la Nueva Tlaxcala de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Horcasitas in 1756. The land was inhabited by indigenous tribes long before this date, and Spanish authorities converted the area into large plantations growing sugar cane and corn by 1627.
The 2005 census recorded 691,434 people living in the city proper and 691,931 across the entire municipality. This population made Guadalupe the second-largest city and municipality in the state during that count.
Cerro de la Silla stands as the icon of Monterrey yet physically resides within Guadalupe's municipal limits. Athletes prefer climbing this mountain formation while families use it for leisurely walks through the surrounding terrain.
High rates of femicide-related violence prompted authorities to declare a Gender Violence Alert Against Women on the 18th of November 2016. This official designation recognized the severe incidence of gender-based killings occurring within the municipality.
Guadalupe maintains three official sister city relationships with American municipalities including McAllen, Texas and Reno, Nevada. Laredo, Texas serves as the third partner in these diplomatic arrangements connecting communities across the border.