Casanate, is a village in

Álamos Municipality Álamos is a Municipalities of Sonora, municipality in south-western Sonora, Mexico. It includes the town of Álamos. It is one of the 72 municipalities of the state of Sonora, located in the southeastern part of the state. Its municipal seat is t ...

in the

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

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 ...

, in northwestern

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. It is 48.5 kilometers south southeast of

Álamos Álamos () is a town in Álamos Municipality in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector. Designated a ...

and 26.7 kilometers Northwest of El Fuerte, in

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. It is located in northwest Mexic ...

. It lies on the left bank of the Rio Cuchujaqui at an elevation of 140 meters. Its population at the time of its last census was 69 persons, 37 males and 32 females.

History

Casanate, was the location of the

hacienda A ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or '' finca''), similar to a Roman '' latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards ...

''Tapizuelas'' built by the Spanish Colonel of Militias, of Real de Los Alamos, Don Francisco Julian De Alvarado after he acquired the rancho on July 1, 1748. It was one of the stops located along the route of El Camino Real through

and

between El Fuerte, Sinaloa and Álamos, Sonora. Álamos a través de los siglos; May 10, 2019; COMUNIDADES DE ÁLAMOS: TAPIZUELAS
from facebook.com/alamosatravesdelossiglos/posts/ accessed November 12, 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Casanate, Sonora Populated places in Sonora Populated places established in the 18th century