Cuencamé, Durango
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Cuencamé is a small city and seat of the municipality of Cuencamé
in the state of Durango
, which is in northern Mexico
. Cuencamé was founded by the Spaniards
around the 1890s. Towns near this city include Ocuila, Pasaje, Cerro Gordo, Pedriceña and Velardeña. Cuencame has been in existence at least since the late 16th century.
s, Tepehuanos
and Laguneros. This place was located in the central arid area and attracted a lot of people interested in the silver mines around Cuencamé.
Another Jesuit priest was Jerónimo Ramírez who came there in August 1594. Another famous name is a monk Francisco Santos who had under his control the monastery of Cuencamé named Saint Anthony. Another outstanding person is Carlos Michaud who founded the village of Pedriceña, who was named the captain of Pedriza in the colonial period.
In the Mexican revolution period Calixto Contreras (1867–1918) and Severino Ceniceros (1880–1937) were notable people. They were born in the borough of Cuencame.
. May be to distinguish from other in Durango. Any way the Franciscan
s arrived this place in 1583, although it is possible that they abandoned the region in latter time.
This place had a lot of mines in the region around. The mine of Terneras caused the installation of the plant property of American Smelting and Refining Company
, which exhausted its silver veins.
and Lerdo. To the East its limits are with townships of Simon Bolivar
and Santa Clara
. To the West adjoin with townships of Poanas
, Guadalupe Victoria
and Peñon Blanco
. To the South limits with Zacatecas
State.
Inside the municipality we find the community of Pedriceña, founded by Carlos Michaud taking the name of the Captain Pedroza who distinguished himself during the colonial epoch. It was nearly considered an independent municipality.
The geographical coordinates are: 24º 52’ North latitude and 103º42’ West latitude. The distance from the main capital of state is 146 km. The high of the township is 1,580 meters up sea level.
The average temperature is around 21.5°C. The annual rainfall is 392.1 millimeters.
, Coahuila
. In this area there is the Huarichic Canyon. These mountains spread until the Lerdo township. And the name of this Mountains is “Sierra Fernández”.
In this chain of the mountains lies a San Isidro peak that is a wall of this chain of the mountains.
In these mountains lie the Velardeña's valley and its mines. There are rural and steep mountains as a Guadalupe mountains that lies and combine the area landscape with Jimulco and Simon Bolivar, both of the Coahuila, state.
These two mountains Guadalupe and Jimulco shape the most wide canyon of this area, between them it spreads the Aguanaval river and the state railroad. The name of this mountain is “Jimulco Canyon”. The Aguanaval River
flows into the Nazas River, which is the main river in this area. The surrounding area to this mountains is arid and easy to watch the Cretaceous formation of the plates and layers of the ground.
In the recent years many of these streams have decreased substantially. The Cuencamé stream runs into the Nazas River
in the point named Rancho de Fernández. In the 50's they were built two dams to keep the mountains water in the area. These dams have had helping to the agriculture needs in this north area.
Cuencamé (municipality)
Cuencamé is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Cuencamé de Ceniceros. The municipality covers an area of 1324.9 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,616.-Climate:...
in the state of Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
, which is in northern Mexico
Mexico
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. Cuencamé was founded by the Spaniards
Spain
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around the 1890s. Towns near this city include Ocuila, Pasaje, Cerro Gordo, Pedriceña and Velardeña. Cuencame has been in existence at least since the late 16th century.
City
Cuencamé originally was a very small town formed by a joining wild northern tribes. During the colonial period different groups settled in there, as the ZacatecoZacateco
The Zacatecos were an indigenous people inhabiting part of northern Mexico, one of the peoples called Chichimecas by the Aztecs. They lived in most of what is now the state of Zacatecas and the northeastern part of Durango. They have many direct descendants, but most of their culture and...
s, Tepehuanos
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are a Native American ethnic group in northwest Mexico, whose villages at the time of Spanish conquest spanned a large territory along the Sierra Madre Occidental from Chihuahua and Durango in the north to Jalisco in the south...
and Laguneros. This place was located in the central arid area and attracted a lot of people interested in the silver mines around Cuencamé.
Important residents
At the beginning in the colonial period, there was a prior a priest Agustín de Espinoza.Another Jesuit priest was Jerónimo Ramírez who came there in August 1594. Another famous name is a monk Francisco Santos who had under his control the monastery of Cuencamé named Saint Anthony. Another outstanding person is Carlos Michaud who founded the village of Pedriceña, who was named the captain of Pedriza in the colonial period.
In the Mexican revolution period Calixto Contreras (1867–1918) and Severino Ceniceros (1880–1937) were notable people. They were born in the borough of Cuencame.
History
It is “a wide valley around by beautiful mountains according by words of father Jeronimo Ramirez Jesuit priest who came to this place in August 1594. This father was working a lot in this place and he had heading a colonizing project. A letter from Rodrigo de Paz explains that Captain martin de Zapata arrived cuencame and that before him were presented the caciques from Manganapa, Salina and Rio of Nazas they were the ones who took the name of the Captain and they received lands for their settlement. In 1622 was mentioned the monastery of Cuencame's Saint Anthony the was by control of Friar Francis Santos. Afterwards the name was modified by monetary of Purisima ConcepciónImmaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
. May be to distinguish from other in Durango. Any way the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
s arrived this place in 1583, although it is possible that they abandoned the region in latter time.
This place had a lot of mines in the region around. The mine of Terneras caused the installation of the plant property of American Smelting and Refining Company
ASARCO
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, which exhausted its silver veins.
Location
The township is located in the western area of the state. By the shape and the extension it's one of he most big in the state. The limits in the north are the followings places: the township of NazasNazas (municipality)
Nazas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nazas. The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 12,166....
and Lerdo. To the East its limits are with townships of Simon Bolivar
General Simón Bolívar (municipality)
General Simón Bolívar is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at General Simón Bolívar. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 9,569....
and Santa Clara
Santa Clara, Durango
Santa Clara is a city and seat of the municipality of Santa Clara, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico....
. To the West adjoin with townships of Poanas
Poanas
Poanas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1841 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 23,466....
, Guadalupe Victoria
Guadalupe Victoria (municipality)
Guadalupe Victoria is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria. The municipality covers an area of 767.10 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 32,058....
and Peñon Blanco
Peñón Blanco
Peñón Blanco may refer to:* Peñón Blanco, Durango, a municipality in Durango state of Mexico* Salinas de Peñón Blanco, also known as Salinas de Hidalgo, a town in San Luis Potosí state, Mexico...
. To the South limits with Zacatecas
Zacatecas
Zacatecas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas....
State.
Inside the municipality we find the community of Pedriceña, founded by Carlos Michaud taking the name of the Captain Pedroza who distinguished himself during the colonial epoch. It was nearly considered an independent municipality.
The geographical coordinates are: 24º 52’ North latitude and 103º42’ West latitude. The distance from the main capital of state is 146 km. The high of the township is 1,580 meters up sea level.
Climate
The area is semiarid. The ground is flat and surrounded by mountains.The average temperature is around 21.5°C. The annual rainfall is 392.1 millimeters.
Mountains
To the township North lies the San Lorenzo mountain. Between these mountains lie the main state highway and the railroad to TorreónTorreón
Torreón is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2010, the city's population was 608,836 with 639,629 in the municipality. The metropolitan population, including Matamoros, Coahuila, and Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in adjacent Durango,...
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
. In this area there is the Huarichic Canyon. These mountains spread until the Lerdo township. And the name of this Mountains is “Sierra Fernández”.
In this chain of the mountains lies a San Isidro peak that is a wall of this chain of the mountains.
In these mountains lie the Velardeña's valley and its mines. There are rural and steep mountains as a Guadalupe mountains that lies and combine the area landscape with Jimulco and Simon Bolivar, both of the Coahuila, state.
These two mountains Guadalupe and Jimulco shape the most wide canyon of this area, between them it spreads the Aguanaval river and the state railroad. The name of this mountain is “Jimulco Canyon”. The Aguanaval River
Aguanaval River
-Geography:It originates in the southern Sierra Madre Occidental range of Zacatecas state, and flows generally north through Zacatecas and Durango states to empty into the endorheic Bolsón de Mapimí, in Coahuila state.-Use:...
flows into the Nazas River, which is the main river in this area. The surrounding area to this mountains is arid and easy to watch the Cretaceous formation of the plates and layers of the ground.
Rivers, lakes, and springs
The main river in this area is the Cuencamé stream. All of the rivers in this area arrive to the Cuencamé stream. There are many small streams that in the rainy season are plenty of water. There is another stream near to San Pedro Ocuila and other named the “Arrieras”.In the recent years many of these streams have decreased substantially. The Cuencamé stream runs into the Nazas River
Nazas River
The Nazas River is a river located in northern Mexico, in territory of the states of Coahuila and Durango. It is part of the endorheic Bolsón de Mapimí. It is only long, but irrigates an area of 71,906 km² in the middle of the desert. The Nazas is also nurtured by the San Juan, Ramos, Potreritos,...
in the point named Rancho de Fernández. In the 50's they were built two dams to keep the mountains water in the area. These dams have had helping to the agriculture needs in this north area.