Cajeme
Encyclopedia
Cajeme is one of the municipalities
of the northwestern state of Sonora
, Mexico
. Its capital is Ciudad Obregón
. It is named after Cajemé
, a Yaqui leader. The municipality has an area of 3,312.05 km² (1,278.79 sq mi) and with a population of 398,800 inhabitants (INEGI 2005).
conquistador
s, when Diego de Guzmán arrived at the Yaqui region. The Yaquis defeated the Spanish army. In the 17th century Jesuit
mission
aries visited the zone to evangelize
the Yaqui natives in 1617. In 1619, one of the missionaries, Martín Burgencio founded the villa
of Buenavista
and later the villa of Cumuripa. In 1715 El Realito was founded, which is located in the northern region of the current municipio). In the 19th century agriculture
developed at the villa
s of Cumuripa, Buenavista and Cócorit
.
Buenavista was the site for the military base
of San Carlos de Buenavista during the Spanish colony. It was considered the capital of the Villa de Salvación since 1820 and in the second half of the 19th century it was considered part of the Guaymas
district, as well as part of the Yaqui pueblo
s.
The first inhabitants of Ciudad Obregón established at the Plano Oriente neighborhood when irrigation systems by the Richardson company started functioning in 1910. The train Sudpacífico established a station they called Cajeme. Cajeme then was a part of the municipio of Cócorit until it became the capital of the municipio on November 29, 1927. On July 28, 1928, Ciudad Obregón was declared as name for the town previously known as Cajeme and that it would become the capital of the municipio of Cajeme. Previously Cócorit had been dependent on the district of Buenavista during the independent period. According to a law from 1828 for the indigenous
governments it was established as a capital of one of their government divisions. On December 26, 1930 it was anexed to the Cajeme municipality.
is Manolo Barro Borgaro (PAN
) elected to govern from 2009 until 2012.
Previous municipal presidents are:
.
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 northwestern 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....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Its capital is Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregon is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated south of the state's northern border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is also the municipal seat of Cajeme municipality, located in the Yaqui Valley.- History :...
. It is named after Cajemé
Cajemé
Cajemé / Kahe'eme , born José Maria Bonifacio Leiva Perez was a Yaqui leader who lived in the Mexican state of Sonora from 1835 to 1887....
, a Yaqui leader. The municipality has an area of 3,312.05 km² (1,278.79 sq mi) and with a population of 398,800 inhabitants (INEGI 2005).
History
Yaqui tribes settled in the region at approximately 1100 and in 1533 had the first contact with the SpanishSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
conquistador
Conquistador
Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...
s, when Diego de Guzmán arrived at the Yaqui region. The Yaquis defeated the Spanish army. In the 17th century Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
mission
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
aries visited the zone to evangelize
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
the Yaqui natives in 1617. In 1619, one of the missionaries, Martín Burgencio founded the villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
of Buenavista
Buenavista
Buenavista may refer to:*Canary Islands, Spain:**Buenavista, Breña Alta, La Palma a settlement in Breña Alta, La Palma**Buenavista del Norte, a municipality in Tenerife*Colombia...
and later the villa of Cumuripa. In 1715 El Realito was founded, which is located in the northern region of the current municipio). In the 19th century agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
developed at the villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
s of Cumuripa, Buenavista and Cócorit
Cócorit
Cócorit is a town located in the municipality of Cajeme in the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora. Cajeme is located in the Yaqui Valley. The comisario municipal is Ing. Arturo Soto Valenzuela...
.
Buenavista was the site for the military base
Military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
of San Carlos de Buenavista during the Spanish colony. It was considered the capital of the Villa de Salvación since 1820 and in the second half of the 19th century it was considered part of the Guaymas
Guaymas
Guaymas is a city and municipality located in the southwest part of the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. The city is located 117 km south of the state capital of Hermosillo, and 242 miles from the U.S. border, and is the principal port for the state. The municipality is located in the...
district, as well as part of the Yaqui pueblo
Pueblo
Pueblo is a term used to describe modern communities of Native Americans in the Southwestern United States of America. The first Spanish explorers of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment-like structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material...
s.
The first inhabitants of Ciudad Obregón established at the Plano Oriente neighborhood when irrigation systems by the Richardson company started functioning in 1910. The train Sudpacífico established a station they called Cajeme. Cajeme then was a part of the municipio of Cócorit until it became the capital of the municipio on November 29, 1927. On July 28, 1928, Ciudad Obregón was declared as name for the town previously known as Cajeme and that it would become the capital of the municipio of Cajeme. Previously Cócorit had been dependent on the district of Buenavista during the independent period. According to a law from 1828 for the indigenous
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
governments it was established as a capital of one of their government divisions. On December 26, 1930 it was anexed to the Cajeme municipality.
Important towns
- Ciudad ObregónCiudad ObregónCiudad Obregon is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated south of the state's northern border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is also the municipal seat of Cajeme municipality, located in the Yaqui Valley.- History :...
- capital. - CócoritCócoritCócorit is a town located in the municipality of Cajeme in the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora. Cajeme is located in the Yaqui Valley. The comisario municipal is Ing. Arturo Soto Valenzuela...
- Esperanza
- Marte R. Gómez (Tobarito)
- Providencia
- Pueblo Yaqui
Government
The current municipal presidentMunicipal president
A presidente municipal is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. The position is comparable to the county executive of a county in the United States or to the mayor of a city in the United States, although the jurisdiction of a presidente municipal includes not only a city but the...
is Manolo Barro Borgaro (PAN
Partido Acción Nacional
Partido Acción Nacional may refer to:* National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party...
) elected to govern from 2009 until 2012.
Previous municipal presidents are:
- 2006-2009 Francisco Villanueva Salazar (PRI)
- 2003-2006 Armando Jesús Félix Holguín (PANPartido Acción NacionalPartido Acción Nacional may refer to:* National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party...
) - 2000-2003 C.P. Ricardo Robinson Bours Castelo (PRI)
- 1997-2000 Lic. Carlos J. Lamarque Cano (PRD)
- 1994-1997
- 1994-1997 Lic. Raúl Ayala Candelas (PRI)
- 1994-1994 Sr.Mr.Mister, usually written in its abbreviated form Mr or Mr. , is a commonly used English honorific for men under the rank of knighthood. The title derived from master, as the equivalent female titles, Mrs., Miss, and Ms, all derived from the archaic mistress...
Sergio Gastélum de la Vega (PRI)
- 1991-1994 Sr. Faustino Félix Escalante (PRI)
- 1988-1991 Sr. Jesús Armando Félix Holguín (PRI)
- 1985-1988 Lic. Sóstenes Valenzuela Miller (PRI)
- 1982-1985 Ing.EngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
Eduardo Estrella Acedo (PRI) - 1979-1982 Ing.. Adalberto Rosas López (PAN)
- 1976-1979 Dr. Oscar Russo Vogel (PRI)
- 1973-1976 Sr. Rodolfo León Manzo (PRI)
- 1970-1973
- 1972-1973 Dr. Alonso Hernando Pola (PRI)
- 1970-1972 Dr. Carlos López Arias (PRI)
- 1970-1970 Sr. Rubén H. Meza (PRI)
- 1970-1970 Sr. Luis Antillón Peñuñuri (PRI)
- 1970-1970 Sr. José Romano Félix (PRI)
- 1967-1970 Sr. Javier Robinson Bours (PRI)
- 1964-1967 Sr. Ángel López Gutiérrez (PRI)
- 1961-1964 Sr. Faustino Félix Serna (PRI)
- 1958-1961
- 1958-1961 Sr. J. Encarnación Chávez (PRI)
- 1958-1958 Sr. Antonio Valdés C (PRI)
- 1955-1958 Sr. René Gándara (PRI)
- 1952-1951
- 1954-1955 Sr. Faustino Félix Serna (PRI)
- 1952-1954 Sr. Rodolfo Elías Calles (PRI)
- 1949-1952 Sr. Miguel Guerrero V (PRI)
- 1946-1949 Sr. Vicente Padilla Hernández (PRI)
- 1943-1946 Profr.ProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Heriberto Salazar S (PRI) - 1940-1943
- 1941-1943 Sr. Abelardo B Sobrazo (PRI)
- 1940-1941 Sr. Faustino Félix Gastelum (PRI)
- 1940-1940 Sr. Ignacio E. García (PRI)
- 1937-1940
- 1939-1940 Sr. Ramón M. Real (PRI)
- 1938-1939 Sr. Manuel M. Aguirre (PRI)
- 1938-1939 Sr. Rafael A. Girado (PRI)
- 1938-1938 Sr. Félix Verduzco (PRI)
- 1937-1938 Sr. Wistano García (PRI)
- 1937-1937 GralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Francisco Urbalejo (PRI) - 1937-1937 Mayor Felipe Ruiz (PRI)
- 1935-1937 Sr. Matías Méndez Limón (PRI)
- 1932-1935
- 1935-1935 Sr. Antonio Salomón (PRI)
- 1933-1935 Sr. Manuel M. Escamilla (PRI)
- 1932-1932 Sr. Vicente Mexía L (PRI)
- 1929-1932
- 1931-1932 Sr. Viviano Martínez (PRI)
- 1930-1931 Sr. Flavio F. Bórquez (PRI)
- 1929-1930 Sr. Gustavo Dolores Cuevas (PRI)
- 1928-1929 Sr. Ignacio Moncada H
- 1927-1928 Sr. Ignacio Ruiz
External links
Sitio Oficial de Cajeme Official website History of Cajeme at the site of the tourism office of the state of SonoraSonora
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....
.
- History of Cajeme at the official site of the municipio. Noticias, fotos, videos, clasificados, empresas y eventos en Ciudad Obregón