The municipality covers an area of 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi).

It started as a small village next to the Tula River called La Salitrera, but due to constant flooding, the villagers looked for higher ground and established a new village called La Venta in 1826.

Thanks to its location (just in the middle of Valle del Mezquital), La Venta became an important economic center and the village grew.

On January 15, 1970, Progreso de Obregón emancipated from Mixquiahuala and became a municipality of its own.

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