The latest snowfall recorded in Leon was in , although there have been other years of registered slushy snow since The city of Leon is well known for its leather and footwear industry.

However, in the last decade the city has also developed an important economic activity in the automotive industry. There is also an automotive industry presence, including a General Motors plant in the nearby municipality of Silao.

Clearing customs in a border city or seaport is no longer a requirement for companies located in GTO Inland Port; now they use this very convenient facility.

A rail container yard is now offering inter-modal services for rail transportation. The facility is operated by the largest rail company in Mexico and has one of the longest rail spurs in the Country.

In the Poliforum there are trade fairs throughout the year. They remained through the Colonial period.

These settlers requested assistance from the viceregal authorities in Mexico City. They also constructed the Temple of the New Company, which would become the Cathedral, however they never finished it as they were expelled from Mexico in She would later be declared the patron saint of the city, in The population of the area suffered epidemics in , droughts in and —, famines in and , and flooding in , , and However, two months later royalist forces under Felix Calleja retook the locality, with insurrectionist sympathizers facing reprisals.

In it became one of the four "departments" of the newly created state of Guanajuato, and in , it gained city status. During La Reforma War, the city changed hands various times between Liberal and Conservative forces between and Bishop Diez de Sollano opened the Conciliar Seminary in This bishop consecrated the Basilica Cathedral in , even though it was not completed, giving the image of the Virgin of the Light a permanent home.

However, when Liberal forces finally had permanent control over the town, two incidents occurred. On 30 September , Coronel Cecilio Delgado Estrada ordered his men to shoot over the heads of people who prayed in the streets, causing some to be wounded.

Another incident of this type occurred in The second was more permanent. The Liberals decommissioned the convent and college of Saints Peter and Paul, converting it into offices for city government.

It remains such to this day. On 2 January a mob gathered in the plaza in front of the municipal palace to protest elections seen as illegitimate.

These protesters were fired upon, killing many. This plaza has been named the "Plaza of the Martyrs" in their honor. Zona Piel. Centro Comercial Altacia.

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