Caborca, Sonora
"Hill with rocks and boulders"
By Dorothy Bell
Fast Facts
Heroica Caborca is the official name
Elevation – 280 meters
Climate – Sonoran Desert (Altar Desert –
one of the hottest subsets of the Sonoran Desert) 38 °C from May
to October. Frequent Dust Devils or mini-tornadoes.
Population- 60,000 in the city
Industry – Agriculture (wheat, cotton,
grapes) Some animal husbandry
Caborca, Sonora
Caborca
is the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is a small
city with banks, hospital, clinics, university and supplies for
your travels.
It also has a few interesting tourist
attractions including petroglyphs, Kino Mission Church,
Guadalupe Shrine, museum, water park and charming city scapes.
History
The Mogollon occupied the area from 600 BC
to 1400AD. The Hohokam Indians were also early inhabitants of
the area (300BC to 1400AD) as were the Azasazi (100 BC to 1450
AD)
In 1688 the mission town was founded by
Father Francisco Eusebio Kino – the famous Jesuit Missionary and
explorer on the spot now called Caborca Viejo (Old Caborca) The
town was completed in 1692. 100 years later the town was
relocated to it’s current spot on the East bank of the Asunción
River.
In 1857 Strongman Ygnacio Pesquiera invited
Henery Crabb to gather 1000 colonists to help settle in this
area. Pesuirera, who with the local Tohono O'odham warriors was
fighting the Federal Government and wanted Crabb and the
soon-to-be colonists support.
However plans went astray and Ygnacio
Pesquiera and the O'odham warriors defeated the federalists
before Crabb and his followers arrived. Political views changed
and the American colonists were now viewed and invaders.
Pesquiera attacked the Crabb Expedition in April 1857 and
killed 25 Americans during the battle (200 Mexicans were
killed). Fifty five were later executed by firing squad.
The Americans call the battle the “Crabb
Massacre”. The Mexicans have a different view and renamed the
town to Heróica Caborca; as they view the battle as defending
their country against American invading forces.
Caborca Today
For the traveler Caborca offers a good
selection of hotels and restaurants and a few interesting
places to visit.
Rancho Puerto
Blanco to view the petro glyphs; over 6,000 etchings makes
this the greatest concentration of petro glyphs in Latin America.
Pueblo
Viejo to visit the Kino mission church La Purísima
Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca. It was first completed
in 1693 and has since been damaged due to floods and has been
rebuilt many times. Services are held Saturday night. There is
also a botanical garden to explore.
El
Cerro de la Virgen de Guadalupe is an amazing shrine
dedicated to Our lady of Guadalupe only 6KMs (4 miles) outside
the city. Pilgrims walk and climb the stairs to worship and give
thanks to the Virgin.
Accommodation
Hotels
Hotel
Casa Blanca
Blvd. Aviacion 280 at the Carretera
Internacional
Telephone: 011.52.637.372.4119
Fax 011.52.637.372.3919
E-mail:
myaqui@prodigy.net.mx
www.casablancacaborca.com/
Pet Friendly - small pets allowed
Easy to reach on Highway 2
RV Parks
Hotel Casa Blanca
5 RV Spots with
electricity, water and sewer. It also has space for tow
vehicles.
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