Guasave
{{Short description|City in the Mexican state of Sinaloa}}
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|nickname = The Agricultural Heart of Mexico
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|subdivision_name1 = Sinaloa
|subdivision_type2 = Municipality
|subdivision_name2 = Guasave
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|leader_name = Martin de Jesus Ahumada Quintero (National Regeneration Movement)
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|established_date = 24 June 1595
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|established_date2 = Hernando de Villafañe
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}}Guasave ({{IPA|es|ɡwaˈsaβe}}) is a city and the seat of the homonymous municipality known as the Agricultural Heart of Mexico (El Corazon Agricola de Mexico) in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, 62km (38 miles) southeast of the city of Los Mochis and 150km (93 miles) northeast the state capital Culiacán. It stands at {{coord|25|34|04.5|N|108|28|10.8|W|}}.
In the 2010 census, the city reported a population of 71,196, making it the fourth-largest community in the state, after Culiacán, Mazatlán, and Los Mochis. The municipality has a land area of 3,464.41 km2 (1,337.62 sq mi) and includes many other outlying communities, the largest of which are Juan José Ríos, Gabriel Leyva Solano, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, El Burrion and Bamoa.
Transportation
The Mexican Highway Number 15 (Carretera Internacional Numero 15) passes through the city north to south direction. The city is served by Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport, offering air services within the region.
Tourist attractions
San Ignacio Bay and Navachiste Bay are popular for watersports. Guasave also features the viceroyalty towns as Tamazula, with its famous Franciscan era church. Nearby lie the ruins of Pueblo Viejo and Nío, which date from the time of the Jesuits from the 17th century until their expulsion in 1767. Visitors can also go to Parque Villafañe, a local park named after the city's founder.
Sports
The Algodoneros ("Cotton Growers") professional baseball team of the Mexican Pacific League are based in Guasave. The football team Diablos Azules de Guasave ("Blue Devils") is part of the soccer league Tercera División de México. The basketball team Los Frailes("The Friars") is a professional team who play in CIBAPAC.
Economy
Situated on the Pacific Coastal Plains in Northwest Mexico and including within limits near than half million irrigated acres agriculture is the main economical activity by far. Aquaculture is other important industry.
The agro business related activities are also important.
Archaeology
The Guasave archaeological site, belonging to Capacha culture, was excavated by archaeologist Gordon Ekholm in the 1940s. It became known as the greatest formal cemetery mound in Northwest Mexico that has been excavated.[http://research.amnh.org/anthropology/research/mca/projects/sonora Ekholm Archaeological Project in Sonora, Mexico] - 2015, American Museum of Natural History
He found several pottery types including red wares, red-on-buff, finely incised wares and several types of highly detailed polychrome pottery. Also, alabaster vases and copper implements were found. Cotton textiles were also used by these peoples.
Capacha culture goes back to 2000–1500 BC.
History
The Jesuit mission of San Pedro y Pablo de Guasave was founded in 1590.{{cite book |last1=Polzer |first1=Charles W. |title=Rules and Precepts of the Jesuit Missions of Northwestern New Spain |date=18 October 2016 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |isbn=978-0-8165-3480-7 |page=33 |language=en}}
Notable people
- Diego Aguilar Acuña, politician, federal deputy and local deputy
- Gael Álvarez, footballer{{cite news|url=https://www.elsoldesinaloa.com.mx/deportes/gael-alvarez-el-sinaloense-que-brillo-en-el-premundial-con-mexico-9686973.html|title=Gael Álvarez el sinaloense que brillo en el Premundial con México|first=Alexis|last=Angeles|work=El Sol de Sinaloa|date=27 February 2023|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Jesús Burgos Pinto, politician, federal deputy and former municipal president of Guasave{{cite journal |last1=Moya Delgado |first1=Octaviano |date=March 2013 |title=La élite política en Sinaloa: conformación y permanencia, 1950-2010 |url=https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2007-49642013000100010 |language=es |journal=Intersticios sociales |number=5 |publisher=Autonomous University of Sinaloa |via=SciELO |access-date= 28 September 2024 |quote=Su hermano, Jesús Burgos Pinto nació el 3 de agosto de 1953 en Guasave. }}
- Manuel Cárdenas Fonseca, politician, federal deputy
- Florentino Castro López, politician, federal deputy{{cite news|url=https://www.informador.mx/Jalisco/Florentino-Castro-Lopez-nuevo-delegado-del-CEN-del-PRI-en-Jalisco-20101124-0015.html|title=Florentino Castro López, nuevo delegado del CEN del PRI en Jalisco|work=El Informador|date=24 November 2010|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es|quote=Castro López es oriundo de Guasave, Sinaloa...}}
- Arnoldo Castro, baseball player, member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame{{cite news|url=https://www.milenio.com/deportes/muere-kiko-castro|title=Muere Kiko Castro|work=Milenio|date=16 December 2013|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Rodolfo Espinoza, footballer{{cite news|url=https://www.noroeste.com.mx/deportes/mas-deportes/renueva-rodolfo-espinoza-contrato-en-peru-JDNO130786|title="Renueva Rodolfo Espinoza contrato en Perú"|work=Periódico Noroeste|date=7 November 2015|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Diva Hadamira Gastélum, politician, federal deputy
- Armando Leyson, politician, federal deputy and former municipal president of Guasave{{cite journal |last1=Moya Delgado |first1=Octaviano |date=March 2013 |title=La élite política en Sinaloa: conformación y permanencia, 1950-2010 |url=https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2007-49642013000100010 |language=es |journal=Intersticios sociales |number=5 |publisher=Autonomous University of Sinaloa |via=SciELO |access-date= 28 September 2024 |quote=Armando Leyson Castro nació el 28 de septiembre de 1956 en Guasave.}}
- Ángel López, footballer{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/mexico/el-imparcial/20200911/282007559805037?srsltid=AfmBOop4NJzkV2v3G8J5ybeBTurn0bv6eCrE1q6_jdu857RVhBhUaE58|title='Estamos fuertes': Ángel López|work=El Imparcial|date=11 September 2020|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es|via=PressReader}}
- Miguel Martínez, actor and singer{{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2024/que-fue-del-actor-miguel-martinez-reconocido-por-alebrijes-y-rebujos.html|title=¿Qué fue del actor Miguel Martínez, reconocido por Alebrijes y Rebujos?|first=Fátima|last=Martínez|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=31 July 2024|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Julio César Pardini, footballer{{cite news|url=https://www.debate.com.mx/guasave/El-guasavense-Julio-Pardini-es-campeon-en-Costa-Rica-20170522-0393.html|title=El guasavense Julio Pardini es campeón en Costa Rica|work=Debate.com.mx|date=22 May 2017|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Edson Reséndez, footballer{{cite news|url=https://www.noroeste.com.mx/deportes/mas-deportes/guasavense-de-alto-vuelo-HKNO835893|title="Guasavense de alto vuelo"|work=Periódico Noroeste|date=14 November 2015|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Mario Rodríguez, boxer, former IBF world champion{{cite news|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/boxeo/nota/_/id/6877256/dragoncito-rodriguez-excampeon-mundial-mexicano-sobrevive-cortando-cabello-al-no-poder-entrenar-por-covid-19|title=Dragoncito Rodríguez, excampeón mundial mexicano, sobrevive cortando cabello al no poder entrenar por Covid-19|first=Salvador|last=Rodríguez|work=ESPN Deportes|date=22 April 2020|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es}}
- Blas Ramón Rubio Lara, politician, federal deputy
- Gilberto Sepúlveda, footballer{{cite news|url=https://www.noroeste.com.mx/deportes/futbol/gilberto-sepulveda-el-guasavense-cumple-25-anos-de-edad-convertido-en-bastion-de-chivas-AF6034147|title=Gilberto Sepúlveda: El guasavense cumple 25 años de edad convertido en bastión de Chivas|first=Hugo|last=Rodríguez|work=Periódico Noroeste|date=4 February 2024|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206025029/https://www.noroeste.com.mx/deportes/futbol/gilberto-sepulveda-el-guasavense-cumple-25-anos-de-edad-convertido-en-bastion-de-chivas-AF6034147|archive-date=6 February 2024|url-status=live}}
- Remmy Valenzuela, singer-songwriter{{cite news|url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/musica/remmy-valenzuela-pone-ritmo-feria-gomez-palacio|title=Remmy Valenzuela pone el ritmo en la Feria de Gómez Palacio|first=Jorge|last=Maldonado Varela|work=Milenio|date=29 June 2019|access-date=28 September 2024|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407185635/https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/musica/remmy-valenzuela-pone-ritmo-feria-gomez-palacio|archive-date=7 April 2020|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.guasave.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Guasave] Official website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502111946/http://guasave.sinaloa.com/ Todo sobre Guasave!]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517163406/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sinaloa Sinaloa] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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Category:Populated places in Sinaloa