How Did Churubusco Get Its Name?

After a community meeting, the residents selected Churubusco for the new post office, named after the site of the 1847 Battle of Churubusco, in Mexico during the Mexican–American War.

What does Churubusco mean?

Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. ... The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the Spanish conquistadors gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place (or temple) of Huitzilopochtli".

When was Churubusco founded?

In about the year 1845, William B. Walker and David Craig, (my great-great-great-grandfather) founded what would become Churubusco. They formed two separate towns, Franklin to the north of the Detroit, Eel River, and Illinois Railroad, and Union to the south of the railroad.

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