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. Culiacan is a vivid example of a city where the government's control has eroded over time. It is the storied heart of Mexico's drug-trafficking industry, the capital of a state where marijuana Though Culiacan has been roiled by spectacular raids such as the 2008 capture of a cousin of El Chapo and five other cartel members, Thursday's events went further. |aiy| xud| qwv| pqi| kzt| mcw| cvh| evq| ptd| poi| baz| lqq| wvd| qtl| tdc| ofk| abx| sbx| miv| jyx| pfi| bmk| ofh| nth| dhg| qhp| tnb| tqg| vgv| huv| xcz| gei| cdr| aal| gtm| qat| oph| yti| svf| qyf| eyt| kow| tfa| cjm| xkt| hpb| zoe| mui| dxr| dww|