San Francisco de Conchos Municipality

Since the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Franciscans occupied the region and evangelized indigenous tribes of the Conchos, who could not submit.

In 1687 he underwent military regime Presidio; in 1820, according to the Constitution of Cadiz, he elected local council. He was part of the Party of Allende (1826); Deputy Chief of Jimenez (1837); and Canton Jimenez (1847).

The original name was the head San Francisco de Coyamus, founded in 1604 by the Franciscan Alonso de la Oliva on the banks of the Conchos River.

In 1645 the mission was destroyed by the Indians who killed the missionaries Thomas & Zigarán and Francisco Labado.

Sierra Lopez y Osorio, governor of Nueva Vizcaya, licensed sent repopulate in 1677, with the current name.

When it is created in 1867 the presidio the seat was changed from the mission to the people who called Guadalupe, where today the population rises.

The official seal of the municipality was designed by Mr. Manuel Vazquez Carrasco

The coats of arms that are within the stylized field are:

• Spanish.- It refers to the time of the founding of the population in the year 1604 by Fray Alonso de la Oliva.
• Church.- It means the time of the colony when it was destroyed.
• The Indio. Represents the three tribes, Apaches, Comanches and conchos, that natural resources were played, as the Conchos River; They predominated in this area Conchos Indians.
• The missionary.- It symbolizes the Franciscan missionaries who founded this town and made evangelizers of the Indians.
• The dam. It means the Toronto Lake is within the municipality.
• Fish. An important natural resource of the municipality.
• Corn and wheat. Main products of the region.

The municipality of San Francisco de Conchos is in the southern state of Chihuahua in the region of the Conchos River, its boundaries are the north with the municipality of Saucillo, northeast in the municipality of La Cruz, east to the town of Camargo the south with the municipality of Allende and the west with the municipality of Valle de Zaragoza; It has a land area of 1,169.10 square kilometers.

The municipality is in the plateau region, so that its territory is mostly flat, interrupted by some low hills that cross the plains, the main of these mountains are the local names of La Boquilla, La Colina and Pajaritos.

The main current of the municipality is Conchos River, the largest in the state of Chihuahua, which crosses the city from west to east, in the exact boundary of San Francisco de Conchos with the municipality of Valle de Zaragoza curtain Dam is located La Boquilla dam, the largest dam of the state of Chihuahua, in the center of the municipality is another dam that forms Colina Lake which is a spa; whole municipality belongs to hydrologic Region Bravo-Conchos and two different basins, the western area Conchos River - Colina dam and the eastern sector Conchos River - El Granero dam.

It is predominantly a desert of scrub and grassland. Among the species that stand out are the creosote, gobernadora or hediondilla and hojasen or weed rubber, which is a characteristic species and is found more dispersed, but can cover large areas under certain conditions and soil moisture. Other common plants in the northern part of the territory include shrubs such as shack or rib cow, mariola or guayule, and the sweet mesquite. Similarly there are succulents, cacti and some small to medium, such as the cholla, palmitas or yuccas, agaves and such as lechuguilla, characteristic of this desert. Grassland plants are also common, like the black penknife and common toboso or cookie grass. Other common plants are the ocotillo, sotol, khella water or barrel cactus, and peyote.

Some typical animals of this village are desert rabbit, hare California, cactus mouse, the swift fox, the coffee or desert wren, Northern roadrunner, the Mojave rattlesnake, the Chirrionera snake, the huico New Mexico or whiptail lizard, the spotted toad, the tiger salamander, Rat timber, the pallid bat, the coyote, the Mexican gray wolf, hooded skunk, the Wildcat, mule deer and the puma concolor

It is the main economic activity in the region and mainly products such as jalapeño, alfalfa, beans, corn grain, grass, grain sorghum, red tomato, green tomato and wheat grain sown. Also it has an important nut production.

Tourism is the second most important economic activity for the city and state is the second destination during summer vacation. To contain the largest body of water in the state La Boquilla Dam and below this a small dam called Colina Lake, these waters are used for water sports activities (like boat rides and jet skis, skiing and fishing) and not forgetting the famous spas Los Filtros for its spring waters.

The church of San Francisco de Asis is located in the municipal head is the most important monument of the town since its construction dates from 1710 and is still standing, the remains of the Temple of Guadalupe (located in the municipal cemetery before military prison) and the aqueduct are other important buildings of the colonial era.

According to the Census of Population and House 2020 conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the population of the municipality of San Francisco de Conchos it is of 2,696 inhabitants, of whom 1,401 are men and 1,295 are women.

San Francisco de Conchos is one of 67 municipalities that make up the state of Chihuahua, the government of the municipality corresponds to City Hall, which is composed of the Mayor and the council made up of the rulers. The H. City Council is elected for a period of three years are not eligible for reappointment for immediate but not continuous period.

Mayors

The following table is to list the mayors and period:

Mayor	Period	Party
Benedicto Fierro Fierro	1890
Susano Gardea Valles	1898-1901
Moises Fierro Fierro	1903-1906
Eugenio Anaya Sagaribay	1926-1929
David Arellano Fierro	1934
Antonio Villa Rey	1934-1935
Jose Trinidad Escobar Muñoz	1936-1937
Antonio Villa Rey	1938-1939
Jose Fierro Peña	1941-1944
Concepcion Hidalgo Pavia	1947-1950
Valente Pavia Duran	1953-1956
Tomas Anaya Aguilar	1956-1959
Agustin Fierro Carrasco	1959-1962
Aurelio Carrillo Aguilar	1962-1965
Jose Trinidad Escobar	1965-1968
Doroteo Silva Holguin	1968-1971
Saturnino Ramirez Saenz	1971-1974
Daniel Pavia Yañez	1974-1975
Demetrio Caro Leyva	1976-1977
Isidoro Molina Fernandez	1977-1980
Jose Trinidad Escobar	1980-1983
Juan Nuñez Morales	1983-1986
Francisco Armando Hidalgo Aguilar	1986-1989
Tomas Roberto Anaya Bustillos	1989
Juan Nuñez Morales	1989-1992
Xochilt Hermosillo Villegas	1992-1995
Tomas Roberto Anaya Bustillos	1995-1998
Guadalupe Valles Prieto	1998-2001
Guillermo Carrillo Saenz	2001-2004
Francisco Caro Velo	2004-2007
Francisco Armando Hidalgo Aguilar	2007-2010
Francisco Javier Silva Pavia	2010-2013
Eleazar Valles Villa	2013-2016
Guadalupe Izay Valles Villa	2016-2018
Cosme Hidalgo Acosta	2018
Jaime Ramirez Carrasco	2018-2021
Jaime Ramirez Carrasco	2021-2024

Eugenio Anaya Sagaribay (Founder of ejido de San Francisco de Conchos)

• Eugenio Anaya Sagaribay
• Prof. Maximino Gonzalez Carrasco (Historian)

The population is predominantly Catholic, with a growing number of evangelical Christians (Protestants): Pentecostals, Baptists, Presbyterians and Methodists.

Also about 2 percent belong to other Christian groups (Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Oneness Pentecostal)

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