Sáric
Sáric O'odham: Ṣaʼalk | |
|---|---|
  Sáric Location in Mexico  Sáric Sáric (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′11″N 111°22′40″W / 31.10306°N 111.37778°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Municipality | Sáric |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 892 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
Sáric (O'odham: Ṣaʼalk mountain pass) is a small town in Sáric Municipality, located in the extreme north of the Mexican state of Sonora. In 2010, it had a population of 892.
History
The town was founded in 1690 by Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino as Mission Santa Gertrudis del Sáric.[1] It served as the local mission headquarters, with visitas at Búsanic, Aquimuri, and San Antonio de la Arizona. Missionaries stationed there included:[2]
- Pedro de Sandoval (1690)
- Juan Nentuig (1750–1751)
- Miguel Gerstner (1756; 1762–1767)
- Bernard Middendorff (1756)
- Juan José Agorreta (1768–1776)
- Antonio Ramos (1776–1783)
- Florencio Ibáñez (1783–1798)
- Ramón López (1795)
- Andrés Sánchez (1796)
- Bartolomé Socies (1798–1815)
- Matías Creo (1815–1828)
References
- ^ Eckhart, George B. (1960). "A Guide to the History of the Missions of Sonora, 1614-1826". Arizona and the West. 2 (2): 165–183. ISSN 0004-1408. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Roca, Paul M. (1967). Paths of the Padres Through Sonora: An Illustrated History & Guide to Its Spanish Churches. Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society. pp. 95–98.
