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]
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) |
Economy edit
The main economic activities are cattle raising, growing of grass for cattle feed and subsistence agriculture.
External links edit
- Suaqui Grande, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Suaqui Grande, Sonora)
- Suaqui Grande, Sonora (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)
28°24′N 109°54′W / 28.400°N 109.900°W
- ^ 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.