Laredo

Summary

Laredo is a city in the United States^[1]. Laredo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Laredo is located in Webb County^[3].
• Laredo is in the country of United States^[4].
• Laredo is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5].
• Laredo's head of government is recorded as Pete Saenz^[6].
• Laredo's head of government is recorded as Victor Trevino^[7].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as county seat^[9].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as border city^[11].
• Laredo's founder is recorded as Tomás Sánchez^[12].
• Laredo's flag is recorded as flag of Laredo^[13].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lower Hutt^[14].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco de Campeche^[15].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tijuana^[16].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Irapuato^[17].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Torreón^[18].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara^[19].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tainan^[20].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murray Bridge^[21].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Victoria de Durango^[22].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zixing^[23].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuwei^[24].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wenzhou^[25].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veracruz^[26].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tonalá^[27].

Body

Founding

Laredo's founder is recorded as Tomás Sánchez^[12]. 1755 marks the founding of Laredo^[28].

Identity

Laredo is part of Mexico–United States border^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Laredo include Laredo International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32] and Aspidoscelis laredoensis^[33], a taxon^[34].

Why It Matters

Laredo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Laredo is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Laredo include Laredo International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32] and Aspidoscelis laredoensis^[33], a taxon^[34].