Namiquipa, Mexico
Namiquipa is a town of 1,752 people in Chihuahua, Mexico, founded in 1763.
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About Namiquipa
Namiquipa is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Namiquipa.
From the Wikipedia article Namiquipa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The origin of the settlement is an indigenous village called Namiquipa.
Franciscan missionaries established a mission in 1662 or 1663 called San Pedro de Alcántara de Namiquipa. It was subsequently abandoned.
Namiquipa was refounded and given town (villa) status in 1778. The Spanish colonial state established the town and surrounding region as a military colony, and its settlers received land grants in return for fighting Apache during the Apache Wars.
Namiquipa was a stronghold of Pancho Villa’s popular movement during much of the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920. However, in 1916 locals switched sides and formed local militia that collaborated with the United States. In 1917 Namiquipa was attacked by Villa and his men, who reportedly raped many townswomen after setting the town ablaze. Villa's commander Nicolas Fernandez managed to take some of the townswomen under his protection, and ordered his soldiers to shoot any one who tried to attack them. After news of the atrocity spread, Villa lost the goodwill of many villagers across Chihuahua.
From the History section of Namiquipa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- El Molino 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- El Terrero 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Cruces 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Independencia 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Santa Ana 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- La Pinta 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Peña Blanca 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Abraham González 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- San José Babícora 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Valentín Gómez Farías 34 km west, about 34 min by car
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Photo credits
- Torre del reloj en Namiquipa, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Centro en Namiquipa, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
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