Arizpe, Sonora

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Arizpe, Sonora is a historic town in northern Mexico that served as an important colonial administrative center in New Spain and is notable as the burial place of explorer Juan Bautista de Anza.

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Arizpe, Sonora canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeDivisionType municipality of Sonora
associatedWith Juan Bautista de Anza NERFINISHED
Spanish colonial frontier administration
capitalOf Intendancy of Arizpe NERFINISHED
Provincias Internas de Occidente NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
contains Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción NERFINISHED
colonial-era plaza
municipal palace
tomb of Juan Bautista de Anza
coordinateLocation 30.3333°N 110.1500°W
country Mexico
demographics predominantly mestizo population
distanceTo about 90 km northeast of Hermosillo
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 900 metres
endTimeAsCapital early 19th century
foundedAsSettlement 17th century
foundedBy Spanish colonists
governedBy municipal president
hasFeature narrow streets and colonial architecture
hasHeritageDesignation historic town
hasMunicipalSeat town of Arizpe
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
historicalImportance seat of frontier government in northern New Spain
historicalRegion Sonora y Sinaloa NERFINISHED
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Sonora NERFINISHED
northern Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Sonora NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone UTC−7
locatedOnRiver Sonora River NERFINISHED
namedAfter local Ópata toponym
notableFor burial place of Juan Bautista de Anza
colonial administrative role in New Spain
partOf Sierra Madre Occidental region NERFINISHED
previousInhabitants Ópata people NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
small-scale mining
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
roadAccess connected by highway to Cananea
connected by highway to Hermosillo
startTimeAsCapital 1776
timeZone Mountain Standard Time NERFINISHED
usesDaylightSavingTime no
wasCapitalOf Provincias Internas NERFINISHED

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Juan Bautista de Anza deathPlace Arizpe, Sonora