The Cultural Center Casa Peiro in Pericos, Mocorito, was founded in the second half of the 18th century by Francisco Peyró Grammon, a Spanish immigrant. The main operations of the estate were agriculture and livestock. Towards the end of the 19th century, a Mezcal Aguardiente industry was established, which carried the brand “El Periqueño.”
Another important activity was the exploitation and commercialization of wood from the “Brazilwood” tree, abundant in the region. The Los Cuates mine in Badiraguato, which produced gold and silver, was also part of the thriving activity developed on the estate.
“Peiro Brothers”
The estate grew into an empire under the administration of brothers Inés León and Estanislao Peiro Castro, grandsons of Francisco Peyró, and later José Inés Peiro Orrantia, great-grandson of Francisco, who created the company “Peiro Brothers.”
José Inés was the key figure behind the industrial boom of the estate through the production of henequen fibers.
The industrial modernization brought electricity, the railroad, automobiles, telephones, cinema, and ice to Pericos. The first bank in the northwest was founded here. Pericos was a model estate, without walls, with the owner’s house at the center of the town and the workers’ houses scattered around.
Today, only fond memories remain of the estate. What remains are the ancestral home, the church, and the chimney of the factory, standing as a silent sentinel, marking where an industrial empire of henequen once thrived.
The Government of the State, together with the Municipality of Mocorito, began a restoration project, preserving its architectural style and the estate’s unique features. This process lasted nearly six years, leading to the establishment of the Cultural Center “Casa Peiro,” under the management of DIFOCUR, now the Sinaloa Institute of Culture.
In the early 21st century, the old mansion was sadly abandoned, semi-destroyed, and on the verge of demolition.
In 2006, symbolically, the government handed over a magnificent heritage building to the people of Pericos. This building represents their history, bearing tangible and intangible signs that today provide cultural identity to the town of Pericos. It was given the charge to preserve it with pride and to use it for the benefit of children and youth, bringing them closer to culture and various forms of fine arts.
Text: Lic. Jaime Félix Pico
Historian and Cultural Promoter
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Casa Peiro was a national example of community development in the early 20th century.
The cultivation of henequen was a catalyst for industrialization in Sinaloa. Today, it stands as a cultural heritage for the inhabitants of this town.
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English translation made by Carlos Alberto García Leyva, student at PrepaTec Campus Sinaloa. Tecnológico de Monterrey.
