El Fuerte

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El Fuerte is a historic colonial town and municipality in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, known for its Spanish-era architecture and role as a gateway to the Copper Canyon.

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El Fuerte canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
capitalOf El Fuerte Municipality ⓘ
climate hot ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
connectedBy Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chepe) ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
foundedAs fortified town ⓘ
foundedBy Francisco de Ibarra ⓘ
foundedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
foundedInYear 1564 ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Spanish colonial ⓘ
neoclassical elements ⓘ
hasCulturalElement Semana Santa indigenous ceremonies ⓘ
Yoreme (Mayo) traditions ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus Pueblo Mágico ⓘ
hasLandmark El Fuerte fort ⓘ
colonial mansions ⓘ
main plaza ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
hasSettlementType city ⓘ
municipal seat ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy Secretaría de Turismo de México ⓘ
historicalRole Spanish colonial military outpost ⓘ
regional commercial center ⓘ
isPartOf El Fuerte Municipality ⓘ
State of Sinaloa ⓘ
linked to: Sinaloa
knownFor Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
historic colonial center ⓘ
role as gateway to the Copper Canyon ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Sinaloa ⓘ
locatedInRegion northern Sinaloa ⓘ
locatedOnContinent North America ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Río Fuerte ⓘ
linked to: Rio Fuerte
nearIndigenousRegion Yoreme Mayo communities ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
servedAs capital of the Western State (Estado de Occidente) ⓘ
regional administrative center during colonial period ⓘ
timeZone Pacific Time Zone (Mexico) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Time Zone
touristAttraction Copper Canyon railway stop ⓘ
historic center ⓘ
river activities on Río Fuerte ⓘ
transportRole gateway to Copper Canyon region ⓘ

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