Progreso, Hidalgo


Progresso is a community and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico, located at 20°15′00″N 99°11′00″W. The municipality covers an area of.
Progreso de Obregón used to be part of the municipality of Mixquiahuala de Juarez. It started as a small village next to Tula River called La Salitrera, but due to constant flooding, the villagers looked for higher ground and established a new village called La Venta in 1826. Thanks to its location, La Venta became an important economic center and the village grew. After a visit by president Alvaro Obregon the town changed its name to Progreso de Obregon.
On January 15, 1970, Progreso de Obregon emancipated from Mixquiahuala and became a municipality of its own.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,630.