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Guaymas (formally: '''Guaymas de Zaragoza''') is a port city in Sonora , Mexico . It stands on a small bay on the Gulf Of California , near the mouth of the Río Yaqui , south of state capital Hermosillo and north of Ciudad Obregón . It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name, and for the neighborhood San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas, Sonora . Guaymas is the second-largest port on Mexico's Pacific Coast (after Manzanillo ). Guaymas is one of the major Shrimp producing cities of northern Mexico and was formerly a major Oyster producer, although Pollution and Overfishing have depleted its stocks greatly. In a tradition dating back to 1888, one of Mexico's liveliest Carnival s takes place on the waterfront every spring. History The Jesuit missionary Juan Salvatierra first founded the mission of San José de Guaymas, some kilometres from the bay, in 1703; because of attacks by the local Seri Natives , the mission was abandoned and re-established on several occasions. On 31 August 1769 , José Galvez founded the town of Guaymas and assigned the first plots. on 13 July 1859 it was assigned city status and, in 1862, the local congress renamed the settlement "Guaymas de Zaragoza". The port was attacked by the successfully led the townsfolk in repelling a group of filibusters under Gaston Rousset Bourbon and, in 1865, a flotilla of French ships took the port and occupied it until September 1866. The Port of Guaymas received more attention following a worker's strike at the Port Of Los Angeles that led some to invite the possibility of further developing the Port of Guaymas as a potential substitute for international trade with California . Currently, it is used more for trade with Arizona , such as aerospace products shipped to Asia . Locator maps External links
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