San Miguel de Horcasitas
Place in Sonora, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Miguel de Horcasitas is a town in San Miguel de Horcasitas Municipality, in the Mexican state of Sonora. San Miguel is located in the center of the state at an elevation of 518 meters.
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State | Sonora |
Municipality | San Miguel de Horcasitas |
Founded | 1749 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
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The town was founded as a Spanish presidio, and named for the viceroy of New Spain, Juan Francisco de Güemes. From 1749 to 1777, it was the provincial capital of Sonora.[1]
In 1814 it became a town (ayuntamiento), one of the first in the state.
The economy is based on cattle raising and subsistence agriculture.