Sonora
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Born in Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora, López joined the prestigious Joventut Badalona youth academy in Badalona, Spain, at age 14 to accelerate his development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
To help fuel their creative flow, the group went down to a beach retreat in San Carlos, Sonora, right Mexico’s Gulf of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
A former migrant farm worker, Noriega immigrated to the United States from Sonora, Mexico, in the 1950s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Sonora put the game out of reach in the third quarter, marching 47 yards in seven plays on its first possession and scoring on Tommy Sutton’s one-yard run to open an 18-point lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
Many of the region’s colonial-era records survived in the Mexican town of Altar, in the border state of Sonora.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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