Juan Nepomuceno Machado
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Juan Nepomucano Machado is considered to be the father of the Mexican community of Mazatlan
. He was a merchant from the Philippines
who traded in fabric, pearls and silver. He settled on the coast of Sinaloa
in 1829 where there were fishing villages and established a business financing pearl divers. He expanded into financing the reopening of mines in two towns Concordia, Sinaloa
and San Jose de Copala
in the Sierra Madre which had begun over a hundred years before. He left much of his fortune to help build the churches and municipal parks and buildings in the town of Mazatlan.
Mazatlán
Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat is Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning...
. He was a merchant from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
who traded in fabric, pearls and silver. He settled on the coast of Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
in 1829 where there were fishing villages and established a business financing pearl divers. He expanded into financing the reopening of mines in two towns Concordia, Sinaloa
Concordia, Sinaloa
Concordia is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at.The municipality reported 27,815 inhabitants in the 2000 census. Concordia's former name was San Sebastián. It is best known for its furniture factory....
and San Jose de Copala
Copala, Sinaloa
Copala, formerly known as San José de Copala, is a four-century-old silver-mining town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The town is in the municipality of Concordia.-History:...
in the Sierra Madre which had begun over a hundred years before. He left much of his fortune to help build the churches and municipal parks and buildings in the town of Mazatlan.