Santa Cruz de Bravo
Encyclopedia
Santa Cruz de Bravo is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
. The municipality covers an area of 112.27 km² at an average height of 1,640 meters above sea level.
It is part of the Silacayoapam District
in the Mixteca Region
.
As of 2005, the municipality had 86 households with a total population of 379, of whom 12 spoke indigenous languages.
The main town, originally Rancho Santa Cruz, is named after Leonardo Bravo, father of Nicolás Bravo
, one of the heroes of the wars of independence.
It is located on the main road from Silacayoapam
to Mariscala de Juárez
.
The climate is temperate.
90% of the population are engaged in agriculture, mainly growing corn and beans, with some raising livestock in their back yards.
Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-western 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...
. The municipality covers an area of 112.27 km² at an average height of 1,640 meters above sea level.
It is part of the Silacayoapam District
Silacayoapam District, Oaxaca
Silacayoapam District is located in the northwest of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.The climate is temperate, with average temperature of 20.6°C...
in the Mixteca Region
Mixteca Region, Oaxaca
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca....
.
As of 2005, the municipality had 86 households with a total population of 379, of whom 12 spoke indigenous languages.
The main town, originally Rancho Santa Cruz, is named after Leonardo Bravo, father of Nicolás Bravo
Nicolás Bravo
Nicolás Bravo was a Mexican politician and soldier. He distinguished himself in both offices during the 1846–1848 U.S. invasion of Mexico....
, one of the heroes of the wars of independence.
It is located on the main road from Silacayoapam
Silacayoapam
Silacayoapam is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region.-Town:Once part of the Coixtlahuaca state, after the Spanish conquest the town was officially founded in 1692....
to Mariscala de Juárez
Mariscala de Juárez
Mariscala de Juárez is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 72.72 km².It is part of the Huajuapan District in the north of the Mixteca Region....
.
The climate is temperate.
90% of the population are engaged in agriculture, mainly growing corn and beans, with some raising livestock in their back yards.