Huásabas is the municipal seat of
Huásabas Municipality in the northeast of the
Mexican state
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of
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
. The municipal area is 711.17 km² (274.58 mi²) with a population of 966 registered in 2000. Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat.
Huásabas is connected to Moctezuma by a paved road; the distance being 47 km. The state capital,
Hermosillo
Hermosillo (), formerly called Pitic (as in ''SantÃsima Trinidad del Pitic'' and ''Presidio del Pitic''), is a city in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the state's ...
, lies at a distance of 215 km.
It was founded in 1645 by the Jesuit missionary
Marcos del RÃo, with the name of San Francisco de Huásaca. The land was occupied at the time by the
Ópata Indians. In the
Ópata language, Huásaca has two meanings: place of grassy lands or place of lands full of trash carried by the river.
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The land is mountainous and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 850 meters (2,790 ft). The average annual temperature is 20.3 °C (68.5 °F) and the average annual rainfall is 490.8 mm (19.32 in).
The region is crossed by the
RÃo Bavispe, which is a tributary of the
RÃo Yaqui.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses are grown for cattle fodder. The cattle herd was 10,120 head in 2000.
Sonora Tourism
The economically active population in 2000 was only 347 workers in 2000.Tucson
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, Arizona
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and Santa Ana, California
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. Still, they maintain strong ties to "El Pueblo" (the Town) and most of them come back once or twice a year, since both cities (Tucson and Hermosillo) are located at a distance no longer than a four-hour drive, however, Santa Ana, California is a 12-14 hour drive.
Special celebrations take place on August 15, when the "Fiesta Patronal" occurs to commemorate the Assumption of Mary
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It leaves open the question of w ...
, the patron saint
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of Huásabas, including dances in the main square, rodeos, horse races, and music bands on the streets. Holy Week is extensively celebrated with solemn Catholic rites and a vivid performance of the Via Crucis
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on Good Friday
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.
In Huásabas cowboy
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culture is historically and profoundly rooted, which can still be observed in men's clothing, specially the extensive use of Texan style hats (sombreros) and boots, rodeos (jaripeos), and the extended usage of horse riding among cattle tenders.
References
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico
External links
Huásabas, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Huásabas, Sonora)''
Blog about Huásabas
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Missions in Sonora
Jesuit history in North America