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.
The population has been decreasing due to immigration to the United States of America.