City of Hermosillo Ciudad de Hermosillo
Sonora State Governmental Palace
Coat of arms
Nickname: La Ciudad del Sol (The City of the Sun)
Location of Hermosillo in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°N 5°E / 29, 05
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Founded	1741
Government
- Mayor	Ernesto Gandara Camou ( PRI)
Population (2006)
- Total	707,890 inh. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A presidente municipal ( English: " municipal president " is the chief of government of Municipios in Mexico The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded
Time zone	Mountain Time (UTC)
- Summer (DST)	Daylight Time does not apply (UTC)
Website: http://www.hermosillo.gob.mx

Hermosillo is the capital of the Mexican state of Sonora. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Daylight saving time ( DST Mexico State or State of Mexico (often abbreviated to " Edomex " from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country It is centrally located within the state at 29°5′N, 110°57′W and is within several hundred miles of several other major Mexican cities, such as Tijuana and Mexicali, and U.S. cities such as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The city's official 2005 census population was 641,791. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding Hermosillo municipality, with a population of 701,838, and a much larger area, the largest in the state and ninth-largest in Mexico at 14,880. 2 km² (5,745. 3 sq mi) and including the largest island in México Tiburón Island. Tiburón Island ( Spanish: Isla del Tiburón or Isla Tiburón; Seri: Tahéjöc (/taˈʔɛxʷk/ is both the largest

Industry is an important part of the city's economy. 114 companies have plants in the city, employing thousands of workers. Ford Motor Company has a plant there, assembling the Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ, and the Mercury Milan. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The North American Ford Fusion (code name CD338) is a Mid-size car produced by the Ford Motor Company since the 2006 model year There have been two automobile lines from Ford's Lincoln division named Zephyr. The Mercury Milan is a Mid-size luxury sedan based on the Ford CD3 platform built by Ford Motor Company and distributed by the A major expansion of the plant was recently completed. This plant had formerly built the Ford Escort, Mercury Tracer, Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, and other models. The city is served by Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (airport code HMO). General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia International Airport, also known as General Ignacio L

History

Centered on the Plaza Zaragoza, Hermosillo's origin traces back to 1700, when several villages were founded on lands previously inhabited by Native Americans. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. The official foundation of the city comes in 1741 by orders of the Viceroy of New Spain to create "El presidio de Pitic. Viceroys of New Spain In addition to viceroys the following list includes the highest Spanish governors of the colony before the appointment of the first viceroy " In 1783 it came to be named the Villa de Pitic, but on September 5, 1828, it was renamed Hermosillo in honor of general José María González de Hermosillo who in 1810 fought for the independence of Mexico in the state of Sinaloa. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821 was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities which started on September 16 1810 Sinaloa is one of the 31 states of Mexico. Geography Sinaloa is bordered to the north by Sonora and Chihuahua; to the south On April 26, 1879, the city was named the capital of Sonora, and that declaration was confirmed in article 28 of the state constitution, written on September 15, 1917. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Catedral de Hermosillo

The latter half of the 1800s were turbulent years for the city – on October 14, 1852, Gastón Rousset Boulbón led anti-government fighters to victory against the national army, but soon left the city. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year On May 4, 1866, republican troops under Ángel Martínez took the city from imperial forces under Jose María Tranquilino Almada. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Just a few hours later, however, the imperialists retook the city. Later that year, a similar capturing and recapturing of the city occurred. Even during this time, the city continued developing – on November 4, 1881, a rail line between Hermosillo and the city of Guaymas went into operation, and by the end of the 19th Century, the city had a population of 14,000 and thriving commerce and agriculture. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Guaymas (formally Heroico Puerto Guaymas de Zaragoza) is a port city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

During the Mexican Revolution, Hermosillo was the capital of Mexico for five months, as it was the location of the meeting of Venustiano Carranza's war cabinet. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I Later, on November 18, 1915, the city was attacked by revolutionary Francisco Villa, but he was defeated. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa

Demographics

As of the census of 2005 there were 641,791 people living in the city of Hermosillo and 701,838 people living in the municipality of Hermosillo.

Higher education

• Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Sonora Norte [1]
• Universidad de Sonora [2]
• Universidad de Hermosillo [3]
• Instituto Tecnologico de Hermosillo [4]
• Universidad Tecnológica de Hermosillo (UTH) [5]
• Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos (CETEC) [6]
• Instituto de Ciencias y Educación Superior [7]
• Universidad del Valle de México [8]
• Universidad Kino [9]
• Centro de Estudios Superiores del Estado de Sonora (CESUES) [10]
• Universidad del Noroeste
• El Colegio de Sonora [11]
• Universidad TecMilenio, Campus Hermosillo
• Centro de Investigación en Alimentos y Desarrollo (CIAD) [12]
• Instituto de Capacitación para el Trabajo de Sonora (ICATSON) [13]
• Colegio Nacional de Capacitación Intensiva (CNCI) [14]
• Senda 2000 [15]
• Universidad del Desarrollo Profesional (UNIDEP) [16]
• Escuela Normal del Estado "Profr. The University of Sonora ( abbreviated as Unison) is located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Universidad del Valle de México (UVM is one of the largest for-profit universities in Mexico. Jesús Manuel Bustamante Mungarro" [17]
• Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica (CONALEP) [18]

Sport

The city's baseball team is the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange Growers is a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP The city had an American Basketball Association team, the Hermosillo Seris. The Hermosillo Seris ( Seri s being one of the indigenous peoples of the Sonoran Desert region of North America was an American Basketball Association On January 26, 2007 the Naranjeros won their 14th title in history, the team with the most titles in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Notable people

• Erubiel Durazo. Erubiel Durazo Cárdenas (born January 23, 1974 in Hermosillo, Sonora) is a Mexican Baseball player who is currently Professional Baseball Player.
• Elmer Dessens. Elmer Dessens Jusaino (born January 13, 1971 in Hermosillo Mexico) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves Relief pitcher was currently playing for the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado.
• Yuridia. Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores (born October 4, 1986, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico) is a popular Mexican singer Mexican singer. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• Yahir. Yahir Othón Parra, commonly known as Yahir, is a Mexican singer and actor who was born on March 21, 1979 in Hermosillo Sonora Singer, actor.
• Elsa Benítez. Elsa Benítez (born on December 8, 1977 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican Supermodel. Supermodel.
• Bill Melendez, animator

Sister cities

Cardón cactus, Pachycereus pringlei

Hermosillo has two sister cities:^[1]

• Phoenix, Arizona, USA
• Irvine, California, USA

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Sonora Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Hermosillo Official website
• (Spanish) Instituciones de Educación Superior Official website
• Hermosillo tourist information, Sonora State Government Official website
• CityMayors' profile of Hermosillo mayor

• Hermosillo, Sonora is at coordinates 29°04′58″N 110°57′36″W / 29.0829, -110.96 (Hermosillo, Sonora)Coordinates: 29°04′58″N 110°57′36″W / 29.0829, -110.96 (Hermosillo, Sonora)