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Tumacácori National Historical Park Gabriel 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.

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Mountains above Rancho Arizona

Did You Know?
Arizona takes its name from a ranch of the same name, meaning "the good oak tree" in Basque, established by Bernardo de Urrea in 1735 in the rugged, mountain country about forty miles southwest of Tumacácori.

Last Updated: August 31, 2011 at 14:39 MST