Basúchil (Bajichi), "water well" in the Raramuri language,Domínguez, R. C. (2006). Basúchil. Chihuahua, México: Ediciones Del Azar A. C. is a town in the municipality of Guerrero, State of Chihuahua, Mexico. It was founded in 1649 as a presidio to protect the Jesuit mission in the Tarahumara Papigochi region a few miles to the west.Terrazas, Z. M. (2005). Memoria del Papigóchic: siglos XVII y XVIII. Chihuahua, Chih.: Kosmos. Basúchil was initially named La Villa de Aguilar by its founder, Diego Guajardo Fajardo, governor of the New Vizcaya, after his home town, Aguilar de la Frontera, Spain. In 1652 the town was destroyed and its inhabitants killed by an attack incited by the Tarahumara leader Teporaca. Years later it was resettled and renamed Basúchil.Whitt, E. B., & Brondo, M. A. (2008). Los Patriarcas del Papigochi. Chihuahua, Chih: La Prensa. The Adolfo Lopez Mateos-Madera Highway (Route 16) passes on the east side.
Abraham González, later governor of Chihuahua, was born in Basúchil in 1864.de Martinez, Irene Brandtner y Nava (2008) "Chihuahua Governor Abraham González, a Descendant of New Mexicans" La Herencia 58: p. 34 Ángel González, the ranchera composer best known for his seminal narcocorrido, "Contrabando y Traición," lived most of his life in Basúchil.Wald, Elijah (2002) "Chapter 1: The Father of Camelia: Ángel GonzálezNarcocorrido: a journey into the music of drugs, guns, and guerrillas Rayo, New York, page 15,
Economy In the 20th century, Mennonites from the area around Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, introduced apple trees; as a result, apples became one of the region's main industries, along with beef cattle. Corn, beans, and potatoes are also cultivated throughout the region.
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External links Photographs of Basúchil at Pueblos America Guarnición de soldados en la villa de Aguilar at Archivo General de Indias Pacificación de tarahumaras at Archivo General de Indias Video Agosto Basúchil Monsoon Season