Nácori Chico
Encyclopedia
Nácori Chico is a small town surrounded by its municipal area
in the east of the Mexican
state of Sonora
.
to the north, Sahuaripa
to the south, Bacadéhuachi
to the west, and the state of Chihuahua to the east. Nácori Chico is connected by a dirt road to Bacadéhuachi
mountains. There are only small streams which are tributaries of the Rio Yaqui.
people. The name of Nácori comes from the Opata language and means place of the nopal cactus.
It was founded in 1665 by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García with the name of Nuestra Señora de Nácori Chico; it became a municipality in its own right in 1934.
In 1886, Mexican Army
militia
fought America
ns and Apache
s sixty miles southeast of the town in an incident known as the Crawford Affair
. During the battle, American Captain Emmet Crawford
was killed and his death nearly sparked a war between Mexico and the United States.
There were 33,000 head of cattle in 2000.
Nácori Chico is also famous in Sonora for its palm hats. See http://thedesertspeaks.org/journal.cfm?displayshow=1404
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...
in the east of the Mexican
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...
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....
.
Area and Population
The municipal area is 2,748.67 km² (1,061.27 mi²) with a population of 2,236 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx The municipal seat had a population of 999 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 900 meters.Neighboring municipalities
Neighboring municipalities are: HuachineraHuachinera
Huachinera is a municipality and its municipal seat in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 1,184.86 km², with a population of 1,147 registered in 2000. The population of the municipal seat was 732 in 2000....
to the north, Sahuaripa
Sahuaripa
Sahuaripa is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. The area is 5,694.4 km². with a population of 5,792 in 2005. The town and municipal seat had a population of 3,807 in 2000.-Location:...
to the south, Bacadéhuachi
Bacadéhuachi
Bacadéhuachi is a village and municipality in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is 269 kilometers northeast of the state capital, Hermosillo.-Area and Population:...
to the west, and the state of Chihuahua to the east. Nácori Chico is connected by a dirt road to Bacadéhuachi
Bacadéhuachi
Bacadéhuachi is a village and municipality in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is 269 kilometers northeast of the state capital, Hermosillo.-Area and Population:...
Geography
The land is mountainous and is part of the spurs 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...
mountains. There are only small streams which are tributaries of the Rio Yaqui.
History
The region now occupied by the municipality was once the land of the OpataOpata
Opata is the collective name for three indigenous peoples native to the northern Mexican border state of Sonora. The whole of Opata territory encompasses the northeasterly and central part of the state...
people. The name of Nácori comes from the Opata language and means place of the nopal cactus.
It was founded in 1665 by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García with the name of Nuestra Señora de Nácori Chico; it became a municipality in its own right in 1934.
In 1886, Mexican Army
Mexican Army
The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...
militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
fought America
United States
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ns and Apache
Apache
Apache is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the Southwest United States. These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan...
s sixty miles southeast of the town in an incident known as the Crawford Affair
Crawford Affair
The Crawford Affair was a battle fought between Mexico and the United States in January of 1886 during the Geronimo Campaign. Captain Emmet Crawford was commanding a company of Apache scouts, sixty miles southeast of Nacori Chico in Sonora, when his camp was attacked by Mexican Army militiamen...
. During the battle, American Captain Emmet Crawford
Emmet Crawford
Emmet Crawford was an American soldier who rose through the ranks to become an officer. He was most noted for his time spent in the Arizona Territory under General George Crook in the United States Cavalry...
was killed and his death nearly sparked a war between Mexico and the United States.
Economic activity
The main economic activities are agriculture, cattle raising, and forestry. The main crops are corn, beans and grasses for cattle fodder.There were 33,000 head of cattle in 2000.
Nácori Chico is also famous in Sonora for its palm hats. See http://thedesertspeaks.org/journal.cfm?displayshow=1404
External links
- Nácori Chico, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Nácori Chico, Sonora)
- Article on the palm weavers of Nácori Chico English