Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos


Nuevo Progreso is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.

History

The municipality was created on 17 October 1889 as "El Progreso'. After the murder of president general José María Reina Barrios on 8 February 1898, lawyer Manuel Estrada Cabrera reached power and from the very beginning of his tenure he set up a dictatorial rule, which would last 22 years.
The president admirers began a program by which numerous locations and structures were named after the Presidente, and then El Progreso became "Estrada Cabrera" in 1898.
In 1908, following with the adulation program, the municipality was renamed, this time as "San Joaquin", a male version of Estrada Cabrera's mother name, Joaquina Cabrera -who had died on 3 July 1908- during the Fiestas Minervalias on 4 November 1908. Finally, it was named "Nuevo Progreso" on 3 May 1920, by president Carlos Herrera y Luna, who issued an executive order to remove all references to Estrada Cabrera and his mother after the former president ousting on 17 April 1920.
Nuevo Progreso is also known as "El Valle Escondido" of the San Marcos Department coast.

Name changes over the years


#NameBegin dateEnd date
1.El Progreso17 October 18891898
2.Estrada Cabrera18984 November 1898
3.San Joaquín4 November 19083 May 1920
4.Nuevo Progreso3 May 1920Current name

Health system

Nuevo Progreso is most well known for the "Hospital de la Familia" located there. Medical specialists from the United States visit to offer care to those in need. When the specialists are in town, people often visit from across the country because of the expert care they can receive.

Climate

Nuevo Progreso has tropical climate.

Geographic location

It is surrounded by San Marcos Department municipalities, except on the South, where it borders Coatepeque, a Quetzaltenango municipality.