San Buenaventura, Chihuahua

San Buenaventura
City
Nickname:  "El Valle"
Motto(s):  "TIERRA BUENA, RAZA NOBLE"
Municipality of Buenaventura in Chihuahua
San Buenaventura Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°50′N107°28′W / 29.833°N 107.467°W / 29.833; -107.467
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipality	Buenaventura
Area
• Total	8,938.29 km2 (3,451.09 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,957
Demonym	Buenaventurense or Vallero
Patron saint's day	14 July
Website	http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08010a.htm

San Buenaventura (named for St. Bonaventure) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the Buenaventura Municipality.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,957, ^[1] down from 9,402 as of 2005. ^[2]

History

In 1660 Capitán Juan de Munguía and Villela and Fr. Gerónimo de Birues founded the settlement of The Valley of San Buenaventura with Chinarra and Suma people. ^[3]

Demography

Ethnicities

The vast majority of the population is Mestizo, they are descended from the Spanish settlers and the Chinarra and Suma people. ^[4]

References

1. "Buenaventura". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Buenaventura". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
3. "Plan municipal de Desarrollo 2013-2016" (PDF). www.chihuahua.gob.mx/.
4. "Plan municipal de Desarrollo 2013-2016" (PDF). www.chihuahua.gob.mx/.