Cucurpe
Sign in to saveCucurpe is the municipal seat of Cucurpe Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.
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- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Cucurpe Municipality
- Population
- 595
- Elevation
- 855
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00
- Capital of
- Cucurpe Municipality
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- Cucurpe, Sonora
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Cucurpe is the municipal seat of Cucurpe Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.
==History== thumb|left|Ruins of Mission Los Santos Reyes de Cucurpe, 1970 thumb|Cueva De La Pulsera, an important habitation site for early people in the area. Originally the territory was occupied by the Opatas and the Pimas Altas. In 1647 the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río founded the first Spanish settlement with the category of mission and gave it the name of Los Santos Reyes de Cucurpe. In 1859 it was given the title of "Villa" and in 1932 it became a municipality.
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