Copala, Sinaloa
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| San José de Copala San José de Copala | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Concordia |
| Postal code | 82650 |
Copala, formerly known as San José de Copala, is a four-century-old silver-mining town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The town is in the municipality of Concordia.
History
[edit | edit source]The area was occupied and ruled by the indigenous peoples until 1564, when Francisco de Ibarra crossed the Sierra Madre Occidental from Durango and conquered the area for Spain. In 1565 prospectors discovered silver veins and the town of Copala was founded to serve the mines.[1] The town was named after a mythical city of gold for which de Ibarra had unsuccessfully searched in northern Mexico.
The town of Copala was destroyed in 1616 by an uprising of Tepehuan Indians, but was rebuilt after the rebellion was quelled the following year.[2]
Economy
[edit | edit source]The economy of Copala is based on tourism, mining, and agriculture.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Copala is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found., at an altitude of 610 m. The town is along Federal Highway 40, approximately 50 km east of Mazatlán.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Copala official website Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
