San Nicolás de Carretas
Encyclopedia
San Nicolás de Carretas is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality
of Gran Morelos
.
San Nicolás de Carretas was founded as a Franciscan
mission
in 1688.
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 Gran Morelos
Gran Morelos
Gran Morelos is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Nicolás de Carretas. The municipality covers an area of 424.2 km².In the 2005 Census, the municipality had a total population of 3,092....
.
San Nicolás de Carretas was founded as a Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
mission
Mission (station)
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in 1688.