Chínipas (municipality)
Chínipas may mean: *Chínipas de Almada, a town in the south-west of the Mexican state of Chihuahua *Chínipas (municipality), the surrounding municipality *Chinipa (people), the indigenous people of this region *Chinipas River {{geodis ...
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Chínipas De Almada
Chínipas de Almada is a town in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, in the Sierra Madre Occidental. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Chínipas. The name honours Francisco R. Almada, a historian and two-time governor of Chihuahua born in the town; the "de Almada" suffix was added by the State Congress on 17 June 1976, when Chínipas served as the state capital for one day. Demography As of 2010, Chínipas de Almada had a population of 1,934, up from 1,398 as of 2005. History Chínipas was founded as a mission town by the Jesuits Pedro Juan Castini and Julio Pascual on 31 December 1626. They were both killed, and the mission destroyed, during a Native war against the Spaniards, on 1 February 1632. The mission was rebuilt, slightly downstream, in 1676. Gold was found locally in 1798, which led to the town's rapid expansion with European settlers in the late 19th century. Well known local family names include Piero, ...
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