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==History== | ==History== | ||
A Spanish explorer, was the first to colonize Durango, and settled this part of the northern province of Nueva Vizcaya. On July 8, 1563, he founded the capital city and named it Durango for the town of Durango, Biscay, Spain.<br> | |||
In 1552 a Spanish Captain discovered one of the world's richest iron-ore deposits that is now an important part of Durango. Gradually, in the following decades, the Franciscans and then the Jesuits began to evangelizethe area, laying the foundations of a large diocese.<br> | |||
<br><br> | Durango did not escape the great national struggle between conservatives and liberals and the capital was taken several times by representatives of both sides, as well as the French intervention between 1864 and 1866 that occupied the state with the support of conservative forces.<br> | ||
Durango played an important role in the Mexican Revolution. Important revolutionary figures fought important battles between 1910 and 1924. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango] | |||
==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico== | ==How to Find the Town of Origin in Mexico== | ||
To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. These two online classes will teach you how to find that information: | To search the records effectively, you need to know the town in Mexico where your ancestor lived. These two online classes will teach you how to find that information: | ||