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History Agua Prieta began growing at the end of the 19th Century as railroads were built between Douglas, Arizona and Nacozari , Sonora to transport minerals. As a result, the first settlers of the town were those employed by the U.S. mining company Phelps Dodge Corporation , which was based in Douglas, Arizona. The town was founded in 1899 as the Commissary of Fronteras, but did not become an independent municipality with its current name until August 28 , 1916 . Rodolfo L. Márquez was the new municipality's first president. It rose to the status of Villa on May 8 , 1933 , and it was officially placed in the category of city relatively recently, on November 11 , 1942 . Agua Prieta played an important role in the Mexican Revolution . Plutarco Elías Calles and Lázaro Cárdenas , two future presidents of Mexico, both lived in the town during its early years. In 1919 , the ''Plan de Agua Prieta'' was signed in a Curio Shop near the Mexico-United States border, which called for the repeal of the government headed by Venustiano Carranza . The army headed by Álvaro Obregón eventually deposed Carranza. External links |