Tamazula de Victoria is a small town and seat of the
municipality of Tamazula in the
Mexican state of
Durango, near the
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American ...
mountains. The town is located about 1.5 hours east of
Culiacán
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both the Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531, by the Spanish conquerors Lázar ...
,
Sinaloa. General
Guadalupe Victoria
Guadalupe Victoria (; 29 September 178621 March 1843), born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, was a Mexican general and political leader who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence. He ...
, the first president of Mexico, was born there, hence the name, as well as his brother,
Francisco Victoria. Its official name is Tamazula de Victoria. As of 2010, the town had a population of 2,337
The
Tamazula River
The Tamazula River is a river in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, originating in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains, flowing westward towards the Pacific Ocean. The Tamazula receives the Humaya River in the city of Culiacán
Culiacán, off ...
runs directly north of the town.
File:Sunset in Tamazula Durango Mexico.jpg, Cactus Cardon Guajiro and Corn at Sunset after a summer thunderstorm in Tamazula, Durango
File:TamazulaDGO2019.jpg, Hillside view looking East
File:Ignacio de Layola Catholic Church.jpg, Templo San Ignacio de Layola Catholic Church
File:TemploSan Ignacio Layola Interior TamazulaDGO Mx.jpg, Interior view of San Ignacio de Layola Catholic Church altar in 2013
File:Birthplace of Guadalupe Victoria Tamazula DGO MX.jpg, 1786 Birthplace and childhood home of Guadalupe Victoria
Guadalupe Victoria (; 29 September 178621 March 1843), born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, was a Mexican general and political leader who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence. He ...
. Now a museum
Villages
The municipal subdivisions of Tamazula are:
*Amaculi
*Los Remedios
*El Chicural
*El Cocoyole
*Chacala
*El Llano
*El Comedero
*Las Juntas
*Las Quebradas
*El Río
*Pueblo Viejo
*El Carrizo
*Otatitlán
*Las Coloradas
*Santa Elena
*El Cajón
*La Mesa del Rodeo
*El Durazno
*La Alameda
*Santa Gertrudis
*El Tecuán
*Santa Barbara
*Cuesta Blanca
References
Populated places in Durango
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