 A famous monk, Francisco Santos, was in control of the Saint Anthony monastery in Cuencamé.Carlos Michaud, who founded the village of Pedriceña, captain of Pedriza in the Colonial period, also resided here.During the Mexican revolution period, Calixto Contreras (1867–1918) and Severino Ceniceros (1880–1937) were notable people from Cuencamé.