Santa Bárbara, Mexico
Santa Bárbara is a town of 8,765 people in Chihuahua, Mexico, founded in 1564.
Why visit Santa Bárbara
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Santa Bárbara
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About Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara is a city and seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the city of Santa Bárbara had a population of 8,765, up from 8,673 as of 2005.
From the Wikipedia article Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Santa Bárbara was established in 1567 by Spanish conquistador Rodrigo del Río de Losa during the rule of Francisco de Ibarra, governor of the state of Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain. The native peoples in the region when the Spanish arrived were the Conchos people who according to Spanish records lived on a diet consisting of mainly roots and prickly pears. The Spanish were attracted to the region by discoveries of silver and Santa Bárbara grew from a population of 30 in 1575 to 7,000 in 1600. It was the northernmost outpost of New Spain in the 16th century. Santa Bárbara became a wealthy frontier town of slavers, ranchers, miners, adventurers, and priests.
Santa Bárbara is located on a tributary of the Conchos River and was the jumping off spot for several expeditions to New Mexico including Chamuscado and Rodríguez in 1581–1582, Antonio de Espejo in 1582–1583, and Juan de Oñate in 1598.
On 17 December 1930, the town was designated a city by an act of the legislature. Today, Santa Bárbara is overshadowed by nearby Parral but the extensive mine tailings tell of its former prominence.
From the History section of Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Santa Bárbara
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Getting there and nearby towns
- San Francisco del Oro 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Hidalgo del Parral 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Mariano Matamoros 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Talamantes 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Valle de Ignacio Allende 45 km east, about 45 min by car
- Villa Ocampo 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Pueblito de Allende 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
- El Tule 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
- José Esteban Coronado 66 km east, about 1 h by car
- Ejido el Vergel 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Vistas a Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Stella nombre Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- ISS034-E-66144 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS029-E-28097 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS063-E-37830 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Calle en Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Stella Cristo Rey en Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
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