Suaqui Grande Explained

Official Name:Suaqui Grande
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Sonora
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Suaqui Grande
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antonio Salgado
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1620
Population Blank1 Title:Municipality
Population Blank2 Title:Demonym
Timezone:Pacific (US Mountain)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:No DST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Suaqui Grande is a town in Suaqui Grande Municipality, in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. It was founded in 1620 by the Jesuit missionary Martín Burgencio as San Ignacio de Suaqui.[1]

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising, growing of grass for cattle feed and subsistence agriculture.

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28.4°N -163°W

Notes and References

  1. Eckhart . George B. . A Guide to the History of the Missions of Sonora, 1614-1826 . Arizona and the West . 1960 . 2 . 2 . 165–183 . 0004-1408.