Nácori Chico is a small town inNácori Chico Municipality in the east of theMexican state ofSonora.[1]
The municipal seat had a population of 999 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 900 meters.
The land is mountainous and is part of the spurs of theSierra Madre Occidental mountains. There are only small streams which are tributaries of the Rio Yaqui.
The region now occupied by the municipality was once the land of theOpata people. The name of Nácori comes from the Opata language and means place of the nopal cactus.
It was founded in 1645 by the Spanish missionaryCristóbal García with the name ofNuestra Señora de Nácori Chico;[2] it became a municipality in its own right in 1934.
In 1886,Mexican Armymilitia foughtAmericans andApaches sixty miles southeast of the town in an incident known as theCrawford Affair. AmericanCaptainEmmet Crawford was killed in the battle.
The main economic activities are agriculture, cattle raising, and forestry. The main crops are corn, beans and grasses for cattle fodder.There were 33,000 head of cattle in 2000.
Nácori Chico is also famous in Sonora for its palm hats. See[1]
29°41′N108°58′W / 29.683°N 108.967°W /29.683; -108.967
