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CountryStateMunicipality NameParticular TownsOpata SubdivisionOpata NameMarobavi Study
Christianized Aprox.
MeaningLocation
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MexicoSonoraAconchiAcotzi
Tegüimas
Acochi1639On the walls; comes from the linguistic roots Aco which means "paredón" and Chi that means "in place"./En los paredones; proviene de las raíces lingüísticas Aco que significa "paredón" y Chi que significa "en lugar".Opata mission on the Sonora River
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AlamosAlamosTegüis/Eudebes1629Situated on a small tributary of the Rio Sonora, in Sonora, Mexico.
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Eudebes
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Agua prietaBatepitoBatepitoWhere the water turns/Donde el agua giraIn in N. w. Sonora, Mexico, about lat. 31, on the upper waters of the Rio Babispe.
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CuchuberachiCuchuberachiValley or torrent of the fish called matalote [the Gila trout]/Valle o torrente del pez llamado matalote [la trucha de Gila] /Settlement a few miles N. E. of Fronteras, on the headwaters of the Rio Bavispe, in the N. E. corner of Sonora, Mexico.
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TegüimasBachicui1899Dark water/Agua negra
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ArivechiPonidaJovas
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BámoriBâtmoriNear the water/Cerca del agua
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Jovas y EudebesAribechi1627Place of the skull/Lugar de la calavera
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ArizpeArispeAripa1637Place of red ants/Lugar de hormigas coloradasOn Rio Sonora, about lat. 30º 25′, Sonora, Mexico.
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SinoquipeTegüimasSinotquipaSnake in the house/Culebra en la casa
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BacanuchiNorth of the reed/Al norte del carrizoA rancheria on the E. hank of the Rio Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, in lat. 30º 40′.
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Guaraspi
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Comupatrico/Upatrico
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GuepavérachiOpata ranchería and real de minas on the Sonora River, north of Arizpe
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ChinapaTegüimasChinopa1648Place of cascalote/Lugar de cascalotesOn the Rio Sonora, lat. 30º 30′, Sonora, Mexico
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BacadehuachiBacadeguachiTegüimas/CaüinachisSan Luis Gonzaga de Bacadeguachi1645At the entrance of the reed/En la entrada del carrizoSituated on the Rio de Batepito, or Babispe, in E. Sonora, Mexico.
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SerebaJovas1643
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BacanoraEudebes/JovasBacanoraco1627It is interpreted as: "Ladera de reeds", the Baca linguistic roots meaning "reed" and Noraco meaning "hillsides"./Se interpreta como: "Ladera de carrizos", las raíces lingüísticas Baca que significa "carrizo" y Noraco que significa "laderas".Situated in E. Sonora, Mexico, on Rio Batepito, lat. 29 1CK, long. 109.
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BacoachiJitisorichi/TijisorichiTegüimasAlrededor de la Mesa de Jitisorichi.
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MotuticachiSe despobló cuando se erigió la Misión de Santa Maria Suamca en 1730 y otros pobladores fueron a Cocospera.
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BacoachiTegüimasCuchibacoachi1649Water snake/Culebra de aguaSituated on the head waters of the Rio Sonora, in Sonora, Mexico, below latitude 31º.
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BaceracBaceracTegüimasBaseraca1645Place where water is seen/Lugar donde se ve el agua-rio.On an E. branch of Rio de Batepito, a tributary of the Yaqui, in N. E. Sonora, Mexico.
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Unamichi
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JoytudachiHoitudachi
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Quitamac
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Tamichopa
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BanamichiMoteporeMotepori1726
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Ranho BacachiNaideni-BacachiLand of the beautiful reeds/Tierra de las hermosas cañas
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La mesa de BatonapaBatonapaWhere the water bubbles/Donde burbujea el agua
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TegüimasBanâmichi1639Where it gives to return the water/Donde da para devolver el aguaSituated below Arizpe, on the Rio Sonora, Sonora, Mexico.
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BaviacoraBabiacoraTegüimasBabîcoriThe berro that grows along the Río Sonora/El berro que crece a lo largo del río Sonora.Situated on the Rio Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, 110 m. s. of the Arizona boundary.
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MazocahuiMäsotcaguiSierra of deer/Sierra del venado.
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BavispeSan Miguel de BavispeTegüimasBabipa1645Place where the river changes direction/Lugar donde el rio cambia de direccionSituated on an E. branch of Rio de Babispe, in N. E. Sonora, Mexico, near the Chihuahua boundary.
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CucurpeCucurpoTegüis/EudebesCucupaLa Palma1650Quail's Place/Lugar de codornicesSituated in N. E. Sonora, Mexico, near Fronteras.
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SaracachiEudebes
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Pimas altos
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CumpasCumpasTegüimasCumupas1643Cúmaros place/Lugar de cúmaros.Situated on the Rio Soyopa (or Moctezuma), N. of Oposura, lat. 30º 20′, N. E. Sonora, Mexico.
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TeonadepaTegüimasTionadepaPlain of the wolves/Llano de los lobos.
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Fronteras
Naideni / Neideniba
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CuchutaCuchutaSituated in N. E. Sonora, Mexico, near Fronteras.
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CuquiarachicTegüimasCuquiarachi1653Northernmost mission to the Opatas; eight miles west of Fronteras, Sonora
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FronterasTegüimasCorodêguachi1645Crane at the entrance/Grulla a la entrada.On the headwaters of the Rio Sonora, N. E. Sonora, Mexico, about 25 m. below the boundary of Arizona. It was the seat of the Spanish mission of Santa Rosa, founded in 1653, and of the presidio of Fronteras, established in 1690.
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HuachineraTegüimasGuachinera1645Plateau of the sacred huata”, the “huata” being an abundant tree of the region/Meseta de la sagrada huata ", siendo la" huata "un árbol abundante de la región.Situated on Tesorobabi cr., a branch of Rio Bavispe, E. Sonora, Mexico, near the Chihuahua border.
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CoboraCoboraSituated near Guachinera, E. Sonora, Mexico.
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BatesopaOn the Rio Babispe, E. of Guachinera, in N. E. Sonora, Mexico. Repeatedly attacked by Indians from Chihuahua, it was abandoned, its inhabitants finally settling at Guachinera.
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BaquigopaOn the upper Yaqui, locally known as the Rio Babispe, E. of Guachinera, N. E. Sonora, Mexico. Its abandonment was the result of attacks by Indians of w. Chihuahua, the inhabitants finally settling at Guachinera.
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HuasabasSanta Gertrudis de TechicodeguachiTechicodeguachi
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Caüinachis
Guâsaca
1645Place of grassy lands or place of lands full of trash carried by the river./Lugar de tierras herbosas o lugar de tierras llenas de basura transportadas por el río.On Rio Bavispe, about lat. 29° 40′, Sonora, Mexico.
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HuepacGuipacaTegüimasGuepacat/Uěpacat1644Big valley/Valle grandeSituated in Sonora, Mexico, on the E. bank of Rio Sonora, below lat. 30°.
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BadeuachiTegüimasNow in ruins, a short distance w. of Rio Sonora, about lat. 30, near Huepaca and Aconchi, N. central Sonora, Mexico.
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MazatánMazatánEudeveMazatânPlace of deer/Lugar del ciervo
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Magdalena de KinoBuquibabaPlace or house by the river/Lugar o casa junto al río
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MoctezumaCaüinachisOposura1644Place of a lot of ironwood./Lugar de mucho palo fierro.
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PivipaPibipa
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TerapaTegüisRed place/Lugar rojo
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NacoTegüimas1897Nopal
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Nacori ChicoNacori ChicoTegüimas/Jovas/CaüinachisNâcori Chico1665Place of the nopal cactus/Lugar del nopal cactus
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MochopaTegüimas/Jovas/CaüinachisMochopaPlace where there are many black ants./Lugar donde hay muchas hormigas prietas.
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SatachiJovasSêtachi Place of large plateaus/Lugar de grandes mesas
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Eudebes
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Tiopari/TeopariJovasTiopari/Teopari1676Sacred Place/Lugar Sagrado
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Santo Tomas de ServasJovasSanto Tomas de Serbas1645
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SetasuraJovasSetasura
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Caüinachis
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NacozariChurunibabi
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TegüimasNacosari1660Abundance of nopal/Abundancia de nopal
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OpodepeTegüis/TegüimasOpodepaPalo Fierro1649From the roots "opo", which means iron wood, "det" flat, and "pa" place, "in the plain of the ironwood"/De las raíces "opo", que significa madera de hierro, "det" llano y "pa" lugar, "En el llano de palo fierro"
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MeresichiMorovabiLilies that run out/Lirios que se agotan
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RayonNacameriNest of owls/Nido de lechuzas.
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QuerobabiMilkweed Water / Quelite en Agua
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TuapeEudebesToâpaSan JuanWhite place/Lugar blanco.
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RosarioNuriJovas/Eudebes
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SahuaripaSahuaripaJovas/EudebesSauarîpa1641Yellow Ant/Hormiga amarilla
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GohocopaGohocopaPlace of pines/Lugar de pinos
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GüisamopaJovas/Tegüis/Hiaqui/Akimel O'odhamGüisamopaStony place/Lugar pedregoso
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Chamada (they moved to Servas)Jovas1627Rancheria of the Jova division of the Opata, near the Sonora-Chihuahua boundary, about lat. 29º, Mexico.
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Natora (they moved to Ponida)JovasNatoraseHortigal
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SehuadéhuachiSeguadêguachiAt the entrance of the flower/A la entrada de la flor.
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GuepavérachiOpata ranchería and real de minas on the Sonora River, north of Arizpe
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Valle de TacupetoPalm Petates Place / Lugar de petates de palma
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Onapa
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Santo TomasJovaswith salt / Ensalado
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Santa AnaSanta Ana. A pueblo of the Opata in 1730, with 34 inhabitants (Rivera, 1730, cited by Bancroft, No. Mex. Stated, i, 513, i884);
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Santa CruzEudeve
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San Felipe de JesusSan Felipe
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San Pedro de la CuevaSan Jose de BatucTegüis/EudebesBatû’co1629On the Rio Oposura, a w. tributary of the Yaqui, 8 leagues E. of San Jose Matape, in Sonora, Mexico. It was apparently the Batuco that was visited by Coronado’s army in 1540-42, and was the seat of the Jesuit mission of Santa Maria founded in 1629.
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TepupaEudebesPlace sitting on the stone/Lugar sentado sobre la piedra
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SaricPimas/Opatas1582Horqueta or town between two rivers/Horqueta o pueblo entre dos ríos
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SoyopaSan Miguel de SoyopaEudebes/Hiaqui/Akimel O'odhamSan Jose de Soyopa1540Place of Stones/Lugar de piedras
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TonichiCaüinachis
Tonici1622It means "Toni" hot, boiled: and "Chi" place, "Place in the hot"/Significa "Toni"caliente, hervido: y "Chi" lugar, "Lugar en lo caliente"
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TepacheTepacheTegüimasTepachi1636Place of the tree in the Stone/Lugar del arbol en la Piedra
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Villa PesqueiraVilla Pesqueira/MatapeCaüinachis/EudebesMâtapa1629It means: "mata" metal "pa" instead Mâtapa which later became Mátape, meaning "place of metals"./Significa: "mata" metal "pa" lugar por lo tanto Mâtapa que posteriormente se convirtió en Mátape, que significa "lugar de metales".
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Nacori
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Suaqui GrandeZuaqueSuaquim1619Heart of pitahaya/Corazón de pitahaya