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Sacred Heart Parish in Navojoa

A Picturesque, Inspirational and Interesting Place to Visit

Groundbreaking for the temple of the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Navojoa began in early 1920. The parish’s first mass was celebrated on the site on May 20, 1920, officiated by Bishop Don Juan Navarrete.

Work continued on the structure during the 1920s, but was halted during the period of the Cristero War in Mexico, a rebellion caused by the Mexican government’s enforcement of secular provisions of the 1917 Mexico Constitution. During that time, some protesters took images of saints from the church and smashed them on Calle Morelos.

The building of the temple was renewed after that time, and the church’s apse was completed in 1940. Construction on the rest of the temple began anew in 1952 and the church building was completed in December of 1957.

The Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish is a beautiful place of worship located just a block from the city’s Plaza Cinco de Mayo. It is not only a spiritual center in Navojoa, but also a popular place for tourists to visit.

Monumento a Obregón en Navojoa, Sonora

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Navojoa honra a uno de los suyos

Uno de los monumentos más impresionantes de Navojoa es un gran obelisco blanco sentado sobre una cámara cuyo centro es el busto de uno de los mayores hijos nativos de Sonora – General y Presidente Álvaro Obregón Salido (19 de febrero de 1880 – 17 de julio de 1928).

El presidente Obregón era un agricultor de garbanzo cuya labor agrícola fue interrumpida por la Revolución Mexicana de 1910-1920. Se convirtió en presidente de México en 1920 y su presidencia proporcionó la estabilidad tan necesaria en un país que había sido destrozado por la guerra.

Obregón dejó el cargo en 1924 cuando su elegido sucesor, el ministro del Interior Plutarco Elías Calles, fue elegido para la presidencia.

Sin embargo, aunque don Alvaro Obregón se retiró a Sonora después de que dejó el cargo, siguió dominando la política y fue elegido nuevamente a la presidencia de la república en 1928.

Sin embargo, antes de asumir el cargo Alvaro Obregón fue asesinado en julio de 1928 por José de León Toral, que le disparó a Obregón en la parte posterior de la cabeza mientras le mostraba una caricatura que había dibujado.

El monumento a este gran Sonoran fue construido en 1930 por sus “amigos y admiradores” en Navojoa. Representa no sólo la admiración por el presidente Obregón en el estado de Sonora, sino en todo México.

El monumento a don Álvaro Obregón Sacido está ubicado en la intersección del bulevar Obregón y el bulevar Cuauhtémoc Sur en Navojoa. La manera más fácil de encontrarla es tomar el bulevar Obregón seis cuadras al oeste de la Plaza Cinco de Mayo.

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Monumento a Don Álvaro Obregón en Navojoa, Sonora

Monument to Alvaro Obregon in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico

Obregon Monument in Navojoa, Sonora

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Navojoa Honors One of Its Own

One of the most impressive monuments in Navojoa is a large white obelisk sitting atop a chamber whose center point is a bust of one of Sonora’s greatest native sons – General and President Alvaro Obregon Salido (February 19, 1880 – July 17, 1928).

President Obregon was a chickpea farmer from the municipality of Navojoa whose agricultural work was interrupted by the Mexican Revolution of 1910 – 1920. He became president of Mexico in 1920, and his presidency provided much-needed stability in a country that had been torn apart by war.

After returning to battle in 1923 to prevent another civil war, Obregon left office in 1924 when his hand-picked successor and fellow Sonoran general, Interior Minister Plutarco Elias Calles, was elected to the presidency.

But although Don Alvaro Obregon retired to Sonora after he left office, he still held political sway, and he was again elected to the presidency of the republic in 1928.

However, before he was to take office Alvaro Obregon was assassinated in July of 1928 by José de León Toral, who shot Obregon in the back of the head while showing him a caricature he had drawn.

Obregon is entombed in the city cemetery of nearby Huatabampo, Sonora. Huatabampo also has a museum dedicated to President Obregon, located in a house where he once lived.

The monument to this great Sonoran was built in 1930 by his “friends and admirers” in Navojoa. It represents not only the admiration for President Obregon in the state of Sonora, but in all of Mexico.

The monument to Don Alvaro Obregon Sacido is located at the intersection of Boulevard Obregon and Boulevard Cuauhtémoc Sur in Navojoa. The easiest way to find it is to take Boulevard Obregon six blocks west from the Plaza Cinco de Mayo. Read more about President Obregon.

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