Chínipas de Almada is a town in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua , in the Sierra Madre Occidental . It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Chínipas .
4-475: Chínipas may mean: Chínipas de Almada , a town in the south-west of the Mexican state of Chihuahua Chínipas (municipality) , the surrounding municipality Chinipa (people) , the indigenous people of this region Chinipas River [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
8-556: A historian and two-time governor of Chihuahua born in the town; the "de Almada" suffix was added by the State Congress on 17 June 1976, when Chínipas served as the state capital for one day. As of 2010, Chínipas de Almada had a population of 1,934, up from 1,398 as of 2005. Chínipas was founded as a mission town by the Jesuits Pedro Juan Castini and Julio Pascual on 31 December 1626. They were both killed, and
12-622: The mission destroyed, during a Native war against the Spaniards, on 1 February 1632. The mission was rebuilt, slightly downstream, in 1676. Gold was found locally in 1798, which led to the town's rapid expansion with European settlers in the late 19th century. Well known local family names include Piero, Sarracino the Santinis from Italy, Balderrama from Spain, the Schultzes from Germany, the Russos from Sicily,
16-501: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chínipas&oldid=755333183 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ch%C3%ADnipas de Almada The name honours Francisco R. Almada ,
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