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Tumacácori National Historical ParkJuan de Mendoza
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Tumacácori National Historical Park
Juan de Mendoza
Governor of Sonora, he was wounded in the throat by a Seri arrow near Saracachi, Sonora. He was brought back to Horcasitas and died a few days later on November 27, 1760.
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Did You Know?
That San José de Tumacácori is a combination of Spanish and O'odham words meaning "Saint Joseph of the Rocky Flat Place."

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