Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquerors Lázaro de Cebreros and Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán under the name "Villa de San Miguel", referring to its patron saint, Michael the Archangel.
Image: Vista panorámica de Culiacán
Image: Culiacán (31)
Image: Culiacan,sinaloa
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Sinaloa, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
Lithograph of Mazatlán in 1845
Botanic garden "Benjamín F. Johnston" of Parque Sinaloa
Pedro Infante
An early 20th century banda