San Buenaventura, Chihuahua

San Buenaventura (named for St. Bonaventure) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the Buenaventura Municipality.

San Buenaventura
City
Nickname(s): 
"El Valle"
Motto(s): 
"TIERRA BUENA, RAZA NOBLE"
Municipality of Buenaventura in Chihuahua
San Buenaventura
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°50′N 107°28′W
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalityBuenaventura
Area
  Total8,938.29 km2 (3,451.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total6,957
DemonymBuenaventurense or Vallero
Patron saint's day14 July
Websitehttp://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08010a.htm

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,957,[1] down from 9,402 as of 2005.[2]

History

In 1660 Capitán Juan de Munguía and Villela and Fr. Gerónimo de Birues founded the settlement of The Valley of San Buenaventura with Chinarra and Suma people.[3]

Ethnicities

The vast majority of the population is Mestizo, they are descended from the Spanish settlers and the Chinarra and Suma people.[4]

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References

  1. "Buenaventura". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Buenaventura". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  3. "Plan municipal de Desarrollo 2013-2016" (PDF). http://www.chihuahua.gob.mx/. External link in |website= (help)
  4. "Plan municipal de Desarrollo 2013-2016" (PDF). http://www.chihuahua.gob.mx/. External link in |website= (help)


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