Independencia, Monterrey
Independencia is a neighborhood in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
History
This neighborhood has a different history than other already established settlements in the city. In the second half of the 19th century and first years of the 20th century, the city of Monterrey experienced the boom of the
Today
Despite Independencia's economic wealth, today, it is still one of the poorest neighborhoods in Monterrey. In 2009, Tracy Wilkinson, of the Los Angeles Times, recalled seeing many dogs and donkeys in the street. As of that year, unemployment was common. Independencia had been home to many local drug dealers for many years. Within two years leading up to 2009, major drug cartels (especially the Zetas), began to make inroads into Independencia and pinned the residents against the government.[4]
References
- ^ Aparicio Moreno, Carlos Estuardo; Ortega Rubí, María Estela; Sandoval Hernández, Efrén (December 2011). "La segregación socio-espacial en Monterrey a lo largo de su proceso de metropolización" [Socio-spatial segregation in Monterrey throughout its metropolization process]. Región y sociedad (in Spanish). 23 (52): 173–207.
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- ^ Wilkinson, Tracy (13 March 2009). "Mexico drug cartels buying public support". Los Angeles Times.