Mocorito

Mocorito is a small town and its surrounding municipality inside the Mexican country of Sinaloa. In 1531 with the entry of the conqueror Nuno de Guzman to northwest Mexico and the founding of the metropolis of San Miguel de Navito, the geographical boundaries of the province of Culiacan commenced, difficulty to the governorship of New Galicia. In 1532, Sebastian de evora reaches the valley Mocorito and known as his name, the people and the river, leaving as encomendero established as mayor of the province of Culiacan, from that 1years changed into defined between the river toward Evora North and Elota River in the south.

In 1594 the Mission Mocorito by way of the Jesuits Juan Bautista Hernando de Velasco and Santaran is based. In 1732 whilst the Spanish arrived enlargement past the Yaqui River, lays the territory divided into provinces. In this 12 months rank first Sonora and Sinaloa to shape a single governorship with head within the town of San Felipe and Santiago de Sinaloa, Sinaloa de Leyva these days.