Higueras, Nuevo León

It is bordered on the north by Sabinas Hidalgo and Salinas Victoria, on the south by Doctor González y Marín, to the east by Agualeguas and Cerralvo, and to the west by General Zuazua and Cienega de Flores.

In 1709, Luis Monterde y Antillón acquired the land for raising cattle.

On February 18, 1865, the number of inhabitants reached 1000, and the title of town (villa) was consequently granted by the then-governor of Nuevo León, Santiago Vidaurri.

The first female mayor in Nuevo León, Orfelinda Villarreal, took office there in 1957.

This article about a location in the Mexican state of Nuevo León is a stub.