For other uses of this name, see Parral.

Parral (formerly known as San José de Parral; formally known as Hidalgo del Parral) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, 220 km away from the state capital Chihuahua, Chih. Its population is approximately 90,000. Parral could refer to: Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Parral, Chile This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... The state of Chihuahua is the largest of the 31 states of Mexico and is located in the northwestern part of the country. ... The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. ...

Founded in 1631 by Juan Rangel de Biesma, it was once a bustling center for silver mining. After the end of the silver mining boom, Parral was almost completely abandoned in the early 1930s (although the surrounding district continues to be mined for silver and base metals). It is now a small city mainly dedicated to commerce. General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

It is noted as the place of death of several historical figures:

• Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa was assassinated there on July 20, 1923, and was initially buried there.
• Border ruffian "Dirty" Dave Rudabaugh (sometime friend and foe of Billy the Kid).

Was founded as an important mining center. As early as 1567, the silver mines at Santa Barbara were established in the territory of the Conchos Indians. However, in 1631, a vast new silver strike was made at Parral in what is now southern Chihuahua. The strike in Parral led to a large influx of Spaniards and Indian laborers into this area of Tarahumara country north of Santa Barbara. However, the steadily increasing need for labor in the Parral mines, according to Professor Spicer, led to the "forcible recruitment, or enslavement, of non-Christian Indians...the influx of new people and the resulting development of Spanish society no doubt placed increased pressure upon the native population in the region." The large area of southern Chihuahua inhabited by the Conchos Indians included the highway between the mining districts of Parral, Cusihuiriachic, and Chihuahua." The Mexican Revolution was a violent social and cultural movement, colored by socialist, nationalist, and anarchist tendencies that began with the popular rejection of dictator Porfirio Díaz Mori in 1910 and continued through the promulgation of a new constitution seven years later. ... General Pancho Villa José Doroteo Arango Arámbula (June 5, 1878 – July 20, 1923) — better known by his nom de guerre Francisco Villa or, in its diminutive form, Pancho Villa — was one of the foremost generals of the Mexican Revolution. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Billy the Kid Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859–July 14, 1881) better known as Billy the Kid but also known by the alias William Henry Bonney, was a 19th century American frontier outlaw and murderer who was a participant in the Lincoln County War. ...

External links

• http://www.PuroChihuahua.com
• http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/chih.html

http://www.hdelparral.com