However, on January 10, 1980, it again changed its name, this time to Cañadas de Obregón, partially recovering its original name.
Their main sources of economic income are agriculture and remittances sent by their fellow citizens residing in the United States.
Before the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, this region was included within the dominion of Coinan and its inhabitants were from the Nahuas tribes.
The conquest was carried out by Pedro Almíndez Chirino at the beginning of 1530, sent by Nuño de Guzmán.
After him, Cristóbal de Oñate arrived, and observed a behavior opposite to that of the first, getting the provinces to present obedience to the Spanish Crown.
The composition of the soils is predominantly haplic feozem, chromic luvisol and eutric regosol.
Its hydrological resources are provided by the following rivers: Verde, La Laja, Jalostotitlán, and San Miguel.
Its flora is mainly composed of oak, nopal, huisache, palo dulce, and grassland.
Its fauna is made up of rabbits, hares, opossums, deer, and other minor species.
It has sports centers, where are played: soccer, basketball, international fronton, baseball, athletics, and volleyball.
It has a network of rural roads that connect the localities; transportation is done in public buses, taxis, and family cars.