Colonia Lebaron Mexico Map

I think she will be pretty successful with scenery like this.

Colonia lebaron mexico map. Colonia le barón fotos map and data. This was a road that reminded me of the old colonia lebaron. Colonia le barón is located in the northwest of the state of chihuahua near the towns of nuevo casas grandes colonia juárez and colonia dublán. We drove on this dirt road in these pictures above.

About 15 percent of the community still maintains polygamous relationships with. In colonia le barón are 222 households with 1051 citizens located. Colonia lebaron mexico nestled in the foothills of chihuahua s sierra tarahumara a community of breakaway mormons is worried that polygamists from the sect in eldorado texas will seek refuge here much as the founders did when they fled utah beginning in the 1890s. It lies thirteen kilometers 8 miles south of the county seat of galeana and twenty one kilometers 13 miles north of san buenaventura its main means of access from mexican federal highway 10.

One of the eight colonias colonia lebaron was founded by alma dayer lebaron in the 1920s. Though polygamy in mexico was illegal as well according to a 1902 mormon history by william alexander linn the romney enclave at colonia lebaron in the sierra madre foothills survived and. And ruth wariner who grew up in the region. My sister showed us her spa retreat she is building up here.

Look at the difference of scenery. After a few minutes on this road until we rounded the bend to my sisters place. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. The community has worked hard for generations to gain acceptance here.

The mormon colonies in mexico are settlements located near the sierra madre mountains in northern mexico which were established by members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church beginning in 1885. 67 85 plural marriage as polygamous relationships were called by church members was an important tenet of the church although it was never practiced by. Law enforcement and. Always have a spare when driving in mexico.

Though polygamy is outlawed in mexico just as in the u s. 86 99 the colonists came to mexico due to federal attempts to curb and prosecute polygamy in the united states. Colonia le barón is located in the municipality of galeana chihuahua at the coordinates 30 012500 107 567500 in a height of 1480 meters. It is the most populated town in the position 2 of the whole municipality.

Lebaron was among the fundamentalist mormons who moved to mexico to evade u s. The picture below shows the huge difference. She also treated me to a nice foot rub and a.