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Colonia Dublán is one of the two surviving Mormon colonies in Mexico
Mormon Colonies in Mexico

The Mormon colonies in Mexico are settlements located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were built by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beginning in 1885....
 (the other being Colonia Juárez) located in the state of Chihuahua.

settlement was founded by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the late 19th century as part of a large colonizing effort, instigated by Brigham Young
Brigham Young

Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the President of the Church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death....
, which dotted the map of western United States
United States

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 and northern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
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Colonia Dublán is one of the two surviving Mormon colonies in Mexico
Mormon Colonies in Mexico

The Mormon colonies in Mexico are settlements located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were built by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beginning in 1885....
 (the other being Colonia Juárez) located in the state of Chihuahua.

History

The settlement was founded by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the late 19th century as part of a large colonizing effort, instigated by Brigham Young
Brigham Young

Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the President of the Church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death....
, which dotted the map of western United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and northern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. These groups were sent to Mexico to establish the church and spread their beliefs throughout the country.

Present day

Colonia Dublán is currently a very small town located just north of Nuevo Casas Grandes
Nuevo Casas Grandes

Nuevo Casas Grandes, also known as Nueva Casas Grandes, is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico in Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of the States of Mexico of Chihuahua , on the Casas Grandes or San Miguel river, situated in a wide, fertile valley on the 4,000-foot Mesa del Norte of the Plateau of Mexico....
. Most of the remaining colonizers engage in agriculture and produce crops such as peaches, apples, pecans and chile. There is also significant production of wheat and cattle. There are efforts to develop a bed and breakfast sector. The Mormon community now includes a number of Mexican converts. The remaining descendants of the colonizers belong to the LDS Church and continue to serve a role within that church in Mexico.

Trivia

Michigan Governor George Romney
George W. Romney

George Wilcken Romney was an United States businessman and a politician. He was chairman of American Motors from 1954 to 1962. He then served as the 43rd Governor of Michigan of Michigan from 1963 to 1969 and then the 3rd United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973....
, father of Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and former Governor of Massachusetts. Romney was a candidate for the Republican Party nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election....
, was born here and many relatives remain in the area.

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