El Rosario, Sinaloa Explained

Official Name:El Rosario
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Sinaloa
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Rosario
Leader Title:Municipal president
Leader Name:Ángel Alfonso Silva Santiago
Established Title:Founded in
Established Date:1655
Established Title2:Founded by
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:16,002
Timezone:Mountain Standard Time
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:22.9922°N -105.8572°W
Website:Official website

El Rosario (pronounced as /es/) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at 22.75°N -105.3711°W.

The city reported 16,001 inhabitants in the 2010 census.

Overview

El Rosario, a small town about 31miles south of Mazatlán, is famous for the altar in the town church. The altar alone makes a visit to El Rosario somewhat worth the drive. El Rosario was once the richest town in Northwest Mexico because of the local mining operations. This small town was the home of the famous Mexican singer, Lola Beltrán. They have built a small museum in her honor although the museum is open only sporadically. The local economy produces pottery, furniture, and leather goods.

The city was founded on August 3, 1655. It is said that on that day a corporal named Bonifacio was looking for missing cattle. He walked along a river in what is now known as Loma de Santiago, from where the cattle was lost. He went for it and captured it. As it had turned to night he lit a fire. When he woke up he was in for a major surprise, under the ashes of the fire he saw large molten silver adhered to a rock. He then gave the news to his boss. But before he left to give the news he left rosary beads to mark the place. His boss ran to the location to confirm that it was silver and began to extract the silver.

Cultural references

Rosario Sinaloa is the town referred to as Tres Camarones in the writing of Luis Alberto Urrea.The area now is known for growing amapola and marijuana in the hillsides, considered now the new gold mines for the area.

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