The municipality is nestled within the mountains, hills, and valleys that form the edge of the Western Sierra Madre.

It was first reported by Cabeza de Vaca on his overland trek from Galveston in the 1530s and was called by him "Corazones", or "Village of Hearts".

[1] It was founded in 1644 as a mission by the Jesuit missionary Francisco París,[2][3] and was known as San Miguel de Ures until 1665.

On September 5, 1998, the state legislature gave it the title of Heroic City, commemorating the liberal defense against imperialists.

Geronimo took refuge in the mountains of this region when generals Crook and Miles fought him in Arizona.

In addition, you will see the majestic arch commemorating the Independence and the house where General Pesqueira used to live, The Folkloric Museum, and the old Flour Mill.