Bacoachi

[1] The elevation of the municipal seat is 4,429 feet (1,350 meters) above sea level.

See maps at [2] or [3] The territory was originally inhabited by the Opata Teguima Indians, who called their settlement "Cuchibaciachi".

A Jesuit mission named San Miguel Bacoachi was founded here in 1648.

[1] In 1649, Captain Simón Lazo de la Vega founded a Spanish town in the same spot.

There are still pine forests and a rich variety of fauna, including coyotes, jaguars, deer, raccoons, wild pigs, skunks, and owls, among others.