Ebano, San Luis Potosí
Ébano, Mexico is a town and municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1] Its name comes from the Spanish word for ebony.
Ébano, Mexico | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | San Luis Potosí |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
The area was the birthplace, on May 14, 1901 of the petroleum industry in Mexico, with the first strike made by a company owned by Edward L. Doheny, assisted by geologist Ezequiel Ordóñez of the Mexican Central Railway. [2] In 1914, in the events of the Mexican Revolution I came up with the battle of Ébano[3]
References
- "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- George Grayson, The Politics of Mexican Oil (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981) p6
- http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM24sanluispotosi/municipios/24016a.html
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