San Buenaventura (named for St. Bonaventure) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the Buenaventura Municipality.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,957,[1] down from 9,402 as of 2005.[2]
History
In 1660 Capitán Juan de Munguía and Villela and Fr. Gerónimo de Birues founded the settlement of The Valley of San Buenaventura with Chinarra and Suma people.[3]
Demography
Ethnicities
The vast majority of the population is Mestizo, they are descended from the Spanish settlers and the Chinarra and Suma people.[4]
References
- ^ "Buenaventura". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Buenaventura". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Plan municipal de Desarrollo 2013-2016" (PDF). www.chihuahua.gob.mx/.
- ^ "Plan municipal de Desarrollo 2013-2016" (PDF). www.chihuahua.gob.mx/.