San Buenaventura (named for St.
Bonaventure
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) is a
city
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in the
Mexican state
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of
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
. It serves as the municipal seat for the
Buenaventura Municipality
Buenaventura is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico
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.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,957,
down from 9,402 as of 2005.
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 The Suma (also Zuma and Zumana) were an indigenous people who lived in northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua and western part of the U.S. state of Texas. They were nomadic hunter gatherers who practiced little or no agriculture. The Suma ...
.
Demography
Ethnicities
The vast majority of the population is
Mestizo
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, they are descended from the Spanish settlers and the Chinarra and
Suma people The Suma (also Zuma and Zumana) were an indigenous people who lived in northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua and western part of the U.S. state of Texas. They were nomadic hunter gatherers who practiced little or no agriculture. The Suma ...
.
References
Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
1660 establishments in New Spain
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