Rayón, Sonora
Rayón is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital Hermosillo. Area and population The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 618 meters. Climate Transport There are highway connections with Ures (41 kilometers), Carbó (48 kilometers), and Opodepe (26 kilometers). History Rayón was founded in 1638, by the Jesuit The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ... missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri; the area had been inhabited by the Pima Bajos. In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón. In 1850 it was given the category of villa and ...
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Rayón Municipality (Sonora)
Rayón may refer to: *Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico * Rayón, State of México, Mexico *Rayón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico *Rayón, Sonora Rayón is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital Hermosillo. Area and population The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. ...