Editing Monterrey (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Monterrey entre el Obispado y el Cerro de la Silla 1904.jpg|thumb|View of Monterrey and Cerro de la Silla in 1904]]

During the last decade of the 19th century, Monterrey was linked by railroad, which benefitted industry. It was during this period that [[José Eleuterio González]] founded the [[University Hospital]], now one of northeast Mexico's best public hospitals, affiliated with the School of Medicine of the [[Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León|Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL)]]. Antonio Basagoiti and other citizens founded the ''Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey''.<ref name="Fundidora_de_Fierro_y_Acero_de_Monterrey">{{Cite web |url=https://www.parquefundidora.org/?id_cont=5&plantilla=01a.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020165539/http://www.parquefundidora.org/index.php?plantilla=01a.php&id_cont=5 |url-status=dead |title=Parque Fundidora |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |website=www.parquefundidora.org }}</ref>

A steel-producing company that accelerated the already fast industrialization of the city was founded in 1900 and became one of the world's biggest. In 1986, Monterrey hosted several games of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Monterrey experienced a host of strikes against poor working conditions and the creation of unions during this period. The working class of Monterrey were subject to long hours, little pay, and dangerous working conditions, as were most other urban areas on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. This led to several strikes and unionization. What makes Monterrey unique was the culture of solidarity shared by the working class. This culture of solidarity meant that workers from different companies would support one another in strikes and unionization. Regardless of how an individual company treated their employees, some would go on strike in support of others. This created tension between the employers and the employees to the point of violence and government intervention through the Mexican Revolution and into the 1940s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Snodgrass |first=Michael |title=Deference and defiance in Monterrey: workers, paternalism, and revolution in Mexico, 1890-1950 |date=2003 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-81189-7 |series=Cambridge Latin American studies |location=Cambridge}}</ref>

In 1988, [[Hurricane Gilbert]] caused great damage to the city; the previously dry [[Santa Catarina River (Mexico)|Santa Catarina River]] overflowed, causing over 100 deaths and economic damage.<ref name="Hurricane’s Remnants Head Northeast; Flooding Ebbs in Mexico">{{cite news |title=Hurricane's Remnants Head Northeast; Flooding Ebbs in Mexico |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-20-mn-2327-story.html |access-date=November 8, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 20, 1988 |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108112930/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-20-mn-2327-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>