Ébano is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1] It is located in the eastern corner of the state, on the border with Veracruz, in the Huasteca region. Its name comes from the Spanish word for ebony.
Ébano, S.L.P. | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Location of the municipality in San Luis Potosí | |
| 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, during the Mexican Revolution, the Battle of Ébano took place in the town.[3]
References edit
- ^ "San Luis Potosí". 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
- ^ "San Luis Potosí - Ebano".
22°13′N 98°23′W / 22.217°N 98.383°W
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