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Arizpe

Arizpe is a town in northern Sonora, Mexico, on the Sonora River, founded as a Jesuit mission in 1646. In 1776 it was made the seat of the Commandancy General of the Internal Provinces under Teodoro de Croix, briefly serving as the capital of Spain's northern frontier. The explorer Juan Bautista de Anza is buried in its church.

Arizpe
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Commandancy General of the Internal Provinces

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Arizpe. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arizpe
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