 The Ojuela Mine, about southeast of Mapimí, is a famous locality for mineral specimens, especially adamite.When the Spanish first arrived in the Mapimí area in the late 16th century, nomadic and semi-nomadic Native Americans (Indians) such as the Tepehuan, Tobosos, and Cocoyones were the inhabitants.Mapimi was founded in July 25, 1598 by Agustin de Espinoza, a Jesuit priest, and Captain Antón de Zapata, a soldier.