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Several theories exist as to the origin of the name "Sonora". One theory states that the name was derived from Nuestra Señora, the name given to the territory when Diego de Guzmán crossed the Yaqui River on October 7, the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary (Nuestra Señora del Rosario), the pronunciation possibly changing because the indigenous languages of the area did not have the ñ sound.
Sonora is the only incorporated city in Tuolumne County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from Sonora (after which the city is named), the city population was 5,003 during the 2020 census , an increase from the 4,610 counted during the 2010 census .
The most famous missionary of Sonora, as well as much of what is now the U.S. Southwest, is Italian Jesuit Eusebio Francisco Chini, better known as Father Kino. [16] He arrived to Sonora in 1687, beginning missionary work in the Pimería Alta area of Sonora and Arizona.
The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States (in Arizona and California). It is the hottest desert in Mexico. [3]
The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora. [8] Tuolumne County comprises the Sonora, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is in the Sierra Nevada region. City of Sonora in Tuolumne County California. The northern half of Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county.
Diestel, which began as a family farm in 1949, has multiple facilities in western Tuolumne County and a large home ranch just northeast of Sonora. Diestel Family Ranch is known for its specialty ...
Some of the most successful Chinese-owned businesses in Sonora were based in Hermosillo, and sold their merchandise to other parts of the country. [7] But by the 1920s, anti-Chinese sentiment had become strong in Sonora state, and many Chinese left for Mexico City or the United States. [8] In the 1980s, Ford Motor Company built a plant. This ...
A third straight year of drought has dried out grass, brush and timber early.