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Suaqui Grande

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Suaqui Grande
Interactive map of Suaqui Grande
Country Mexico
State Sonora
Municipality Suaqui Grande
Founded 1620
Government
Mayor Antonio Salgado
Time zone UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain))
• Summer (DST) UTC-7 (No DST)

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.

References

  1. Back to citation Eckhart, George B. (1960). "A Guide to the History of the Missions of Sonora, 1614-1826". Arizona and the West. 2 (2): 165–183. ISSN 0004-1408.

Bibliography

28°24′N 109°54′W / 28.400°N 109.900°W