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Tumacácori National Historical ParkGabriel Prudhom Butrón y Mujica
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Tumacácori National Historical Park
Gabriel Prudhom Butrón y Mujica
He was next to the last Alcalde Mayor of Sonora before the first governor was appointed. He established the Royal Mining Camp of Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción de Agua Caliente in 1735 near the Arizona Ranch owned by Bernardo de Urrea.
Anza Expedition camp  

Did You Know?
That Captain Juan Bautista de Anza of Tubac led over 300 people from here to the San Francisco Bay in 1775-76 to establish a Spanish colony and presidio there.

Last Updated: September 27, 2006 at 12:57 EST