Fronteras
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Fronteras is the seat of Fronteras Municipality in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora
. The elevation is 1,120 meters and neighboring municipalities are Agua Prieta
, Nacozari and Bacoachi
. The area is 2839.62 km², which represents 1.53% of the state total.
. The average annual temperature is 16.9°C. The rainy season is from July to August and the average annual rainfall is 427.5 millimeters. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
Industry is the most important economic activity together with agriculture and cattle
raising. There was one maquiladora
in 2000. The main agricultural crops were wheat, beans, corn, and grasses for cattle fodder. The cattle herd was substantial with over 30,000 head counted in 2000. Almost all were for meat production.
(1735-1788), born in Fronteras, led the first Spanish overland expedition to the Las Californias
Province of New Spain
in 1769, previously only sighted and claimed for the Crown from the sea. He established the first Spanish settlement in present day California
, the Presidio of San Diego
, and was the first European to see the San Francisco Bay
.
Visitors can explore the Misión de Cuquiárachi founded in 1645 by the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río. It is one of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert
. Two archaeological zones, of ancient Pima
Indigenous people of the Americas
settlement sites, are located near the village of Ojo de Agua.
Other points of interest are the Jacinto López reservoir, and the Cave of Presidio de Fronteras.
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....
. The elevation is 1,120 meters and neighboring municipalities are Agua Prieta
Agua Prieta
Agua Prieta is a pueblo and municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora . It stands on the U.S.–Mexico border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona, USA. The municipality covers an area of 3,631.65 km²...
, Nacozari and Bacoachi
Bacoachi
Bacoachi is a small town in Bacoachi Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. The area of the municipality is 487 square miles and the population was 1,456 in 2005, with 924 inhabitants residing in the municipal seat...
. The area is 2839.62 km², which represents 1.53% of the state total.
Geography
Fronteras is located in a mountainous area on the west side of the Sierra Madre OccidentalSierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico.-Setting:The range runs north to south, from just south of the Sonora–Arizona border southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins...
. The average annual temperature is 16.9°C. The rainy season is from July to August and the average annual rainfall is 427.5 millimeters. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
Demographics and industry
The municipal population was 7,081 inhabitants (2.34 inhab/km²) in 2000, although in a second counting in 2005 this number had increased to 7,470 inhabitants. The most important settlement and the municipal seat had 874 inhabitants in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonoraIndustry is the most important economic activity together with agriculture and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
raising. There was one maquiladora
Maquiladora
A maquiladora or maquila is a concept often referred to as an operation that involves manufacturing in a country that is not the client's and as such has an interesting duty or tariff treatment...
in 2000. The main agricultural crops were wheat, beans, corn, and grasses for cattle fodder. The cattle herd was substantial with over 30,000 head counted in 2000. Almost all were for meat production.
History and landmarks
The Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de AnzaJuan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was a Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire.-Early life:...
(1735-1788), born in Fronteras, led the first Spanish overland expedition to the Las Californias
Las Californias
The Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
Province of New Spain
New Spain
New Spain, formally called the Viceroyalty of New Spain , was a viceroyalty of the Spanish colonial empire, comprising primarily territories in what was known then as 'América Septentrional' or North America. Its capital was Mexico City, formerly Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire...
in 1769, previously only sighted and claimed for the Crown from the sea. He established the first Spanish settlement in present day California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, the Presidio of San Diego
Presidio of San Diego
El Presidio Reál de San Diego is an historical fort established on May 14, 1769, by Commandant Pedro Fages for Spain. It was the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Coast of the United States. As the first of the presidios and Spanish missions in California, it was the base of...
, and was the first European to see the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
.
Visitors can explore the Misión de Cuquiárachi founded in 1645 by the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río. It is one of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert
Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert
The Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert are a series of Jesuit Catholic religious outposts established by the Spanish Catholic Jesuits and other orders for religious conversions of the Pima and Tohono O'odham indigenous peoples residing in the Sonoran Desert...
. Two archaeological zones, of ancient Pima
Pima
The Pima are a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona. The long name, "Akimel O'odham", means "river people". They are closely related to the Tohono O'odham and the Hia C-ed O'odham...
Indigenous people of the Americas
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...
settlement sites, are located near the village of Ojo de Agua.
Other points of interest are the Jacinto López reservoir, and the Cave of Presidio de Fronteras.
External links
- Fronteras, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Fronteras, Sonora)
- Gobierno de Sonora article on Fronteras
- Pueblos de Sonora article on Fronteras