General Cepeda

General Cepeda is a city and seat of the municipality of General Cepeda, in the north-eastern Mexican state of Coahuila. The town is named after Victoriano Cepeda Camacho (1826-1892), a general and a governor of Coahuila. Until 1892, the town was named San Francisco de los Patos and had been the headquarters for two of the largest estates in all of the Americas.

General Cepeda
San Francisco de los Patos
Municipal seat and city
General Cepeda
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25.379°N 101.479°W / 25.379; -101.479
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila
MunicipalityGeneral Cepeda
Population
 (2010)
  Total4,382
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