Sinaloa de Leyva facts for kids
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Sinaloa de Leyva
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 Sinaloa de Leyva
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Sinaloa | |
| Municipality | Sinaloa | |
| Founded in | 1583 | |
| Founded by | Pedro de Montoya | |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,240 | |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time) | |
| Website | Official website: http://www.sinaloamunicipio.gob.mx | |
Sinaloa de Leyva is a town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located at 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W / 25.60694°N 107.55500°W.
The town's name includes "de Leyva" to honor Gabriel Leyva Solano. He was an early supporter of Francisco I. Madero during the Mexican Revolution. Gabriel Leyva Solano was born in this town.
Sinaloa de Leyva is the main town, also called the municipal seat, for the larger area known as the Sinaloa municipality. In 2010, the municipality had 88,282 people living there. Sinaloa de Leyva was once the capital city of the state of Sinaloa.
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History of Sinaloa de Leyva
Founding the Town in 1583
The town was first started on April 30, 1583. It was named Villa de San Felipe y Santiago de Sinaloa by a person named Don Pedro de Montoya.
Two years later, in 1585, the town was established again. This time, Antonio Ruiz, Bartolomé de Mondragón, Tomás de Soberanes, Juan Martínez del Castillo, and Juan Caballero helped to set it up.
Early Life and Growth
By 1590, Antonio Ruiz was the mayor of the town. Only nine people lived there, and they worked hard to make a living. Things got better when they found mines in a place called Chínipas.
More help arrived in 1591 with Jesuit missionaries Gonzalo de Tapia and Martín Pérez. At the end of the 1500s, Mayor Ruiz wrote about the early history of San Felipe y Santiago and Sinaloa.
Building a Fort: The Presidio
In 1595, a leader named Luis de Velasco agreed to build a fort, called a presidio, in San Felipe y Santiago. A captain named Alonso Díaz was sent with 24 soldiers to build it.
The Sinaloa presidio was the most northwestern fort in New Spain for a long time. It was a very important base.
Expanding Spanish Control
This fort helped Diego de Hurdaide to bring the Sinaloas, Tehuecos, Ahomes, and Zuaques people under Spanish control. It also helped Spain expand its power over the Fuerte River valley. This meant Spanish control reached the northern part of what is now modern Sinaloa.
See also
In Spanish: Sinaloa de Leyva para niños
