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ARIZPE

ARIZPE


History and origin of the Name
The region of Arizpe was occupied by the Opata people. The name, Arizpe, is a combination of two Opata words (Arit meaning fire ant and Pameaning place) and translates to "the land of the fire ants".
Arizpe was founded in 1646 by the Jesuit missionary Jerónimo de la Canal as a mission. In 1776 Arizpe was made the capital of theCommandancy General of the Provincias Internas, with jurisdiction over Nueva Vizcaya (today Durango and Chihuahua), Arizona, Las Californias, Sonora y Sinaloa and Coahuila and Texas. The capital of theIntendencia was here and Arizpe was already a city by the end of the eighteenth century, the first in Sonora. In 1775 an expedition of settlers was formed, headed by captain Juan Bautista de Anza, whichexplored and opened one of the routes to Alta California, establishing the city of San Francisco, California. Juan Bautista de Anza's remains lie in the main church at Arizpe.
Economy
Agriculture isthe main economic activity, with farms lying in the valley of the Sonora River. Most of the crops are grasses used for the raising of cattle.
Tourist attractions
The municipal seat has a veryattractive church and there are gardens with palm trees. The main church, Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, was built around 1756 and preserves retablos with oil paintings of saints and wooden andplaster sculptures.
* Plaza Municipal;
* Campos de Trabajo;
* Alameda;
* Vistas Panorámicas Arizpe;
* Río "La Gallinita".



Location
The municipality is located to thenorth of the State, his head-board is the population of Arizpe, is adjacent to the following municipalities: in the northern part with Cananea, to the North-East with Bacoachi, in the eastern part withNacozari de García, to the south-east with Cumpas, in the southern part with Banámichi, to the southwest with Opodepe, in the western part with Cucurpe and to the northwest with Imuris. It...