Yécora, Sonora

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Yécora is a small town, and its surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora, located at Latitude = 28.3710, Longitude = -108.9269 with an elevation of 5,173 feet (1,576 m). The town is bordered on the east by the state of Chihuahua, to the north by the municipalities of Sahuaripa and Southeast Rosario, to the west by the municipality Suaqui Grande, and the northwest by the municipality of Onavas. Yécora has an area of 1,279 square miles (3,312 square kilometers), accounting for 1.79 percent of total state. An approximate population for Yécora is 317. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/MX/26/Yecora.html Maps, Weather, and Airports for Yecora, Mexico ] ]

History

In 1673, the Jesuit missionary Alonso Victoria founded the town of San Idelfonso of Yécora. San Idelfonso of Yécora was later named La Trinidad, a Judicial District in the municipality of Sahuaripa. The municipality held this name until August 28, 1916 when Governor of Sonora Adolfo de la Huerta changed the town's name to Yécora. [ [http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/yecora-sonora.htm Yécora Sonora ] ]

The name Yécora is derived from the Pima word "Cahitas" meaning “Very Big Corral” [ [http://www.gotosonora.com/yecora-route-sonora.htm Yecora Route Sonora ] ] or "Place Surrounded by Mountains."

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