Nombre de Dios

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Nombre de Dios is a historic town in northern Mexico, known as one of the earliest Spanish settlements in the region that is now the state of Durango.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Name of God 1
Nombre de Dios canonical 1
Nombre de Dios@es 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipal seat
populated place
town
belongsTo State of Durango
climate temperate semi-arid
coordinateLocation 24.0167°N 104.2333°W
country Mexico
demonym nombrediosense
economy agriculture
craft production
livestock
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1,880 metres
foundedBy Spanish colonists
foundingDate 16th century
governingBody Municipal government of Nombre de Dios Municipality
hasCulturalHeritage colonial religious festivals
traditional Mexican crafts
hasMunicipalRole administrative center of Nombre de Dios Municipality
hasNameInLanguage Nombre de Dios@es
linked to: Nombre de Dios
heritageDesignation Pueblo Mágico of Mexico
linked to: Pueblo Mágico
heritageStatus Pueblo Mágico
historicalSignificance early colonial settlement in northern New Spain
one of the earliest Spanish settlements in present-day Durango
inception 1560s
locatedIn Durango
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Nombre de Dios Municipality
locatedInRegion northern Mexico
linked to: Northern Mexico
locatedNear city of Durango
linked to: Durango, Mexico
locatedOnContinent North America
nameMeaning Name of God
linked to: Nombre de Dios
notableFor colonial-era architecture
historic churches
role in early Spanish colonization of Durango
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain (historical)
primaryLanguage Spanish
regionType Sierra Madre Occidental foothills
religion Roman Catholicism (majority)
roadConnection connected by regional highways to the city of Durango
subdivisionType municipal seat
town in Durango
timeZone UTC−6
timeZoneDST UTC−5
tourism heritage tourism
religious tourism

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nueva Vizcaya contains Nombre de Dios
Nombre de Dios hasNameInLanguage Nombre de Dios@es
linked to: Nombre de Dios
Nombre de Dios nameMeaning Name of God
linked to: Nombre de Dios