es ▁brought ▁from ▁the ▁O jin aga ▁region ▁to ▁populate ▁the ▁settlement . ▁ ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁T ap ac ol mes ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁population ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁a ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Ch ih u ah ua . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Cad iz , ▁it ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Municipal idad ▁de ▁T ap ac ol mes ▁and ▁a ▁town ▁hall ▁was ▁constructed . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Ch ih u ah ua ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Villa ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁municipality ▁was ▁renamed ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁Ros ales ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁ins urg ent ▁revolution ary ▁hero ▁V í ctor ▁Ros ales . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁soon ▁simplified ▁by ▁the ▁loc als ▁to ▁Ros ales . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁H idal go ▁in ▁February , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ch ih u ah ua ▁was ▁again ▁inv aded ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁army ▁under ▁General ▁Ster ling ▁Price , ▁claim ing ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁and ▁reject ing ▁the ▁explan ations ▁of ▁Governor ▁Áng el ▁Tr ías ▁Ál vare z , ▁who ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁signing ▁the ▁peace ▁treat y . ▁Tri as ▁then ▁retre