The settlement was founded in 1749 as a military fort. The name is in honor of the Vicerey of New Spain, Don Juan Francisco de Güemez y Horcasitas, first Count of Revillagigedo, who was governing New Spain at the time. After 1777, the governor and captain general of the provinces of Sonora and Sinaloa had his residence here.
In 1814 it became a town (ayuntamiento), one of the first in the state.
Hermosillo, formerly called Pitic, is a city located in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital, and largest city, as well as the main economic center for the state and the region. As of 2015, the city has a population of 812,229, making it the 16th largest city in Mexico. The recent increase in the city's population is due to expanded industrialization, especially in the automotive industry.
Cajeme is one of the municipalities of the northwestern state of Sonora, Mexico. It is named after Cajemé, a Yaqui leader. The municipality has an area of 3,312.05 km2 and with a population of 433,050 inhabitants as of 2015.
San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to:
Sonora is a state in Northwestern Mexico that is divided into 72 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, it is the eighteenth most populated state with 2,944,840 inhabitants and the 2nd largest by land area spanning 179,354.7 square kilometres (69,249.2 sq mi).
Bacanora is an agave-derived liquor made in the Mexican state of Sonora.
Arizpe is a small town in Arizpe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at 30°20'"N 110°09'"W. The area of the municipality is 2,806.78 sq.km. The population in 2005 was 2,959 of which 1,743 lived in the municipal seat as of the 2000 census.
Bácum is a small city and the county seat of Bácum Municipality, located in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora at 27°32′N110°05′W.
La Colorada is a small town in La Colorada Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. In 2005, the population of the municipality was 1,754, with 288 living in the municipal seat. The now-municipality was founded by Spanish Jesuit missionaries at some point between 1740 and 1743. Formerly known as Minas Prietas, La Colorada became a municipality on June 28, 1934. As an important mining camp in Mexico, La Colorada boasted a population that topped 5,604 in 1895. The municipality is situated 45 km (29 mi) southeast of Hermosillo.
Baviácora is a small town and the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the Mexican state of Sonora. The geographical coordinates are 29°42′N110°09′W.
Ures is a small city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.
Carbó is the municipal seat of Carbó Municipality of the state of Sonora, Mexico.
San Felipe de Jesús is the municipal seat of San Felipe de Jesús Municipality in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is named after Mexico's first saint and Franciscan martyr, Saint Philip of Jesus.
Moctezuma is a municipio (municipality) of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the state's central region. It is also the name of its largest settlement and cabecera municipal.
San Miguel Achiutla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 59.97 km². It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region.
Carbó (municipality) is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico.
Hermosillo is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Hermosillo.
Rayón Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico.
San Miguel de Horcasitas Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico.
Events in the year 1955 in Mexico.
Pesqueira is a town in the San Miguel de Horcasitas Municipality, located in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The town is the most populated locality of the municipality, even more than the municipal head, the town of San Miguel de Horcasitas. According to data from the Population and Housing Census conducted in 2010 by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Pesqueira has a total of 5,699 inhabitants.
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