San Francisco de Borja facts for kids
This page is about the Mexican town. For the saint, see Francis Borgia.
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San Francisco de Borja
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Town
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 San Francisco de Borja
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | San Francisco de Borja |
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| • Total | 1,157 |
San Francisco de Borja is a town and seat of the municipality of San Francisco de Borja, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town of San Francisco de Borja had a population of 1,157, up from 1,142 as of 2005.
San Francisco de Borja was founded as a Jesuit mission in the 1640s to the Tarahumara. The Tarahumara destroyed it in war with the Spanish in 1648, but it was later rebuilt.
See also
In Spanish: San Francisco de Borja (Chihuahua) para niños
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