Please add all Profiles of people born or lived in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.from 1596 until the present. Monterrey, Mexico History [ ] Founded as a Spanish settlement in 1596, Monterrey grew slowly, owing to Indian resistance, periodic floods, and a lack of mineral wealth. By 1775 it had only a few hundred residents, but in the 19th century, the city mushroomed into a major population cent...