San Miguel de Horcasitas
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San Miguel de Horcasitas is a town, and the surrounding municipality
of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora
. San Miguel is located in the center of the state at an elevation of 518 meters. The municipal area is 1,768.45 km2. and the population was 5,626 in 2000.
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.
Neighboring municipalities are: Rayón
, in the northeast, Ures
, in the east, Hermosillo
, in the south, and Carbó
, in the northwest.
The economy is based on cattle raising and subsistence agriculture.
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
. San Miguel is located in the center of the state at an elevation of 518 meters. The municipal area is 1,768.45 km2. and the population was 5,626 in 2000.
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.
Neighboring municipalities are: Rayón
Rayón
Rayón may refer to:*Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico*Rayón, State of México, Mexico*Rayón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico*Rayón, Sonora, Mexico...
, in the northeast, Ures
Ures
Ures is a small city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area:It has an area of 2,618.56 square kilometers. This is 1.41% of the total area of the state, and 0.13 percent of the national area of Mexico...
, in the east, Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
, in the south, and Carbó
Carbó
Carbó is a municipality and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:It has an area of 1962.66 square kilometers, which is 0.91 percent of the area of the state, and 0.09 percent of the national area of Mexico. The municipality's population was 4,966...
, in the northwest.
The economy is based on cattle raising and subsistence agriculture.
External links
- San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)