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{{Short description|City in the Mexican state of Coahuila}}
{{About|a city in northern Mexico|the Spanish general|Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén}}
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'''Castaños''' is a city in the northern [[Mexican state]] of [[Coahuila]]. 
It is located at 101° 25' 58" West, 26° 47' 3"  North, in the state's central region ''(Región Centro)'', within [[Castaños Municipality]]. It was settled in 1582 by [[Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva]] and [[Gaspar Castaño de Sosa]]. The town was then founded on November 22, 1674.

==External links==
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.coahuila.gob.mx/gobierno/conoce/acercade/municipios/castanos.htm Municipal information on Coahuila state website] 

{{coord|26|47|N|101|25|W|region:MX_type:city|display=title}}
{{Coahuila}}{{Mexico-stub}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Castanos}}
[[Category:Populated places in Coahuila]]