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| 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> | | 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.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango, accessed 23 July 2025.</ref> |
| 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>
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| 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>
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| 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]
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| ==Regions== | | ==Regions== |