Zacatecas (Concert of Europe)

Zacatecas is a landlocked province of central, bordered by to its east,  to its north,  to its west and  to its south. It is a mountainous province, characterized by the mountains and the deep valleys of the Sierra Madre, the mountain range that runs across the lenght of Mexico.

Zacatecas was settled by the Spaniards in the second half of the 16th century, after fighting fierce battles with natives before gaining full control of the region: afterwards, it was one of the main hotbed of independentist turmoil as Mexico was seceding from Spain. The economy of the region relies mostly on mining, especially gold and silver.