Santa Rosa de Lima church, the local temple of Bácum.
It is one of eight mission villages founded in the early seventeenth century by colonial SpanishJesuitmissionaries for the Indian Reductions of the Yaqui people. The Yaqui developed their own syncretic form of the religion.
The town of Bácum is one of the eight historical Spanish mission towns of the Yaqui Indians, founded in 1617 by the Jesuit missionaries Andrés Pérez de Ribas and Tomás Basilio. They called it Santa Rosa de Bácum.
In 1930 the town was incorporated into the municipality of Cajeme, and it was granted autonomy within the new Bácum Municipality in 1931. In 1949 the Yaqui River overflowed its banks, causing severe damage to agriculture and livestock raising. The river is now controlled by the Álvaro Obregón Dam upriver.
Geographyedit
Bácum Municipality is bounded by the Municipalities of Cajeme in the east and Guaymas in the west — and the Gulf of California in the south.
Area and population
The area of the municipality is 1,409.7 km² (544.3 mi²); and the population was 21,322 in 2005. Of these, 3,600 resided in the town of Bácum. The town is situated at an elevation of 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level.
Economyedit
The municipality's main economic activity is intensive agriculture, with more than 300 square kilometers under irrigation by canal. The main crops are wheat, corn, soybeans, barley, cotton, and garden vegetables, as well as seasonal crops such as alfalfa and some fruits.[citation needed]
The municipality's coastline south of the town is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long. Some fishing is practiced. Industries are small, and consist chiefly of packing houses for vegetables and liquid fertilizer production.[citation needed]
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia, e Informática
External linksedit
(Official Website of Bácum, Sonora)
Gobierno de Sonora article on Bácum[dead link]Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
December 18, 2023
bácum, small, city, county, seat, municipality, located, south, mexican, state, sonora, santa, rosa, lima, church, local, temple, eight, mission, villages, founded, early, seventeenth, century, colonial, spanish, jesuit, missionaries, indian, reductions, yaqui. Bacum is a small city and the county seat of Bacum Municipality located in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora at 27 32 N 110 05 W 27 533 N 110 083 W 27 533 110 083 Santa Rosa de Lima church the local temple of Bacum It is one of eight mission villages founded in the early seventeenth century by colonial Spanish Jesuit missionaries for the Indian Reductions of the Yaqui people The Yaqui developed their own syncretic form of the religion Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 See also 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe town of Bacum is one of the eight historical Spanish mission towns of the Yaqui Indians founded in 1617 by the Jesuit missionaries Andres Perez de Ribas and Tomas Basilio They called it Santa Rosa de Bacum In 1930 the town was incorporated into the municipality of Cajeme and it was granted autonomy within the new Bacum Municipality in 1931 In 1949 the Yaqui River overflowed its banks causing severe damage to agriculture and livestock raising The river is now controlled by the Alvaro Obregon Dam upriver Geography editBacum Municipality is bounded by the Municipalities of Cajeme in the east and Guaymas in the west and the Gulf of California in the south Area and populationThe area of the municipality is 1 409 7 km 544 3 mi and the population was 21 322 in 2005 Of these 3 600 resided in the town of Bacum The town is situated at an elevation of 50 meters 160 ft above sea level Economy editThe municipality s main economic activity is intensive agriculture with more than 300 square kilometers under irrigation by canal The main crops are wheat corn soybeans barley cotton and garden vegetables as well as seasonal crops such as alfalfa and some fruits citation needed The municipality s coastline south of the town is 12 kilometres 7 5 mi long Some fishing is practiced Industries are small and consist chiefly of packing houses for vegetables and liquid fertilizer production citation needed See also editJesuit Reductions Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert Municipalities of SonoraSources editInstituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MexicoExternal links editBacum Ayuntamiento Digital Official Website of Bacum Sonora Gobierno de Sonora article on Bacum dead link Spanish Article in the Pueblos de Sonora series Spanish Article in the Sonora Mexico Net series Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bacum amp oldid 1157978983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
