the city on 22 November.
The Gold Rush
During the California Gold Rush, Mazatlan, one served as a prospective miners who lived in the United States east coast. Many of them arrived at the Mexican ports on the Gulf and then rode for weeks to get to Mazatlan. Did not spend much time before gold miners board a ship in this port to San Francisco.
Mazatlan plan
When Félix Zuloaga Tacubaya proclaimed the Plan of ignoring the Constitution of 1857, the garrison of the Plaza de Mazatlán not remained outside this proclamation, and the first of January 1858 proclaimed the Plan of Mazatlan, which seconded Felix Zuloaga.
Mazatlan, Sinaloa capital Until the year 1853 had been the capital Culiacan, Sinaloa state. However, this year the powers were transferred to Mazatlan. On July 22, 1867 the federal government passed a law that forbade the state capitals were at the ports. As a result of this law, the September 20, 1873 the State Legislature decreed that declared capital Culiacan state again.
City Bombing
On the morning of November 13, 1864 the French Navy ships were twelve shots of cannon against the city, causing minor damage to several homes but causing no deaths. It stopped when the prefect of the city made known to the invaders that the Mexican Army had left the square and he formally handed them.
On June 26, 1880 Jesus Ramirez former general in command of 400 men stormed the garrison of the square and appropriated Mazatlan. After imposing a compulsory loan traders, had to leave the city when it was bombed again by theDemocraticMexican warship, which caused a high number of women and children killed and wounded since the 24 cannon shots only three matched the headquarters of the sharp and the rest reached the neighboring houses.
Mazatlán Lighthouse
Mazatlán's famous lighthouse began operating in mid-1879. The maritime signals had been manufactured in Paris, France, and
