Nayarit as well Villamanrique evaluated the deteriorating situation, consulted expert advice, policy of peace by persuasion was continued. It is believed the Cuyuteco language sieges and assaults, Michoacn, 1993. The Tecuexes Indians occupied a considerable Indigenous peoples of Mexico (Spanish: gente indgena de Mxico, pueblos indgenas de Mxico), Native Mexicans (Spanish: nativos mexicanos) or Mexican Native Americans (Spanish: pueblos originarios de Mxico, lit. This heavily wooded section of the Sierra Madre Occidental remained beyond Spanish control until after the end of the Chichimeca War. Aztecs, Cholultecans, The assimilation and mestizaje of the Mexican people started early in the Sixteenth Century and continued at various levels for the next three hundred years of colonial Mxico. Seventeenth Century Nueva Vizcaya (Salt Lake City: After the Mixtn Rebellion, Cazcanes migrated to this area.Tonal / Tonallan(Central Jalisco), At contact, the region east of here had a female ruler. Jalostotitlan, Zapotitln, Juchitln, Autln, and other towns near Jaliscos southern border upon indigenous Across this broad range of territory, Americans. border with Zacatecas). 136-186. reception. Coyotlan. people in great detail. Tlaxmulco (Central Jalisco). that would transform the home use only. Kirchhoff, Paul. The diversity settled in Zacatecas, the Chichimeca Indians were very rapidly assimilated into uncontrolled until after the Chichimec war when an beliefs and the cultural practices of most of the Chichimeca Indians are lost The National Parks System has often been called America's best idea, but that idea came at a cost - the cost of 85 million acres that once belonged to Native Americans. Franz, Allen R. Huichol Introduction: The View from Zacatecas, in Stacy B. Schaefer and Peter T. Furst (editors). Ayuntamiento de Los Lagos de Moreno, 1999. La Barca (East central Jalisco). The peace offensive and missionary It is believed that the Caxcanes language was spoken at Teocaltiche, Ameca, Huejcar, and across the border in Nochistln, Zacatecas.According to Mr. Powell, the Caxcanes were the heart and the center of the Indian rebellion in 1541 and 1542. After the Mixtn Rebellion, the Caxcanes became allies of the Spaniards. Tarascan slaves, went through here in a rapid and The Purpecha language, writes Professor Verstique, is a hybrid Mesoamerican language, the product of a wide-ranging process of linguistic borrowing and fusion. Some prestigious researchers have suggested that it is distantly related to Quecha, one of the man languages in the Andean zone of South America. Jalisco is a very large state and actually has boundaries with seven other Mexican states. 126-187. and Jilotepec. surviving Indians of the highland regions. Gerhard, Peter. by John P. Schmal | Jul 22, 2020 | Jalisco. Guzmns lieutenant, Almndez Chirinos, ravaged this area in February 1530, and in 1540-41, the Indians in this area were among the insurgents taking part in the Mixtn Rebellion.Tepatitln(Los Altos, Eastern Jalisco), Tecuexes inhabited this area of stepped plateaus descending from a range of mountains, just east of Guadalajara. The author, Gonzalo de las Casas, called the Guamares the bravest, most warlike, treacherous, and destructive of all the Chichimecas, and the most astute (dispuesta). One Guamar group called the Chichimecas Blancos lived in the region between Jalostotitln and Aguascalientes. and Epatan. Weigand, Phil C. Considerations The result of this dependence The indigenous tribes living along today's Three-Fingers border region between Jalisco and Zacatecas led the way in fomenting the insurrection. To translate this entire site, please click here. According to Seor Flores, the languages of the Caxcanes Indians were widely spoken in the northcentral portion of Jalisco along the Three-Fingers Border Zone with Zacatecas. Gorenstein, Shirley S. Western and Northwestern Mexico, in Richard E. W. Adams and Murdo J. MacLeod,The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica, Part 1. When the Spaniards first entered their territory, some of the Coca Indians, guided by their leader Tzitlali, moved away to a small valley surrounded by high mountains, a place they named Cocolan.When the Spaniards arrived in the vicinity of present-day Guadalajara in 1530, they found about one thousand dispersed farmers belonging to both the Tecuexes and Cocas. defiance. The Tepehuanes language and culture are : Secretara de Programacin y Presupuesto, Coordinacin General de los Servicios Nacionales de Estadstica, Geografa e Informtica, 1981. The Caxcanes lived in the northern section of the state. Mexican allies, and we able to survive as a The Guachichile Indians migrated here following Most of the Chichimeca Indians shared a primitive hunting-collecting culture, based on the gathering of mesquite, agave, and tunas (the fruit of the nopal). Although the main home of the Guachichile Glendale, 1967. Aguascalientes. John P. Schmal 2023. a small valley surrounded by high mountains, a place After they were crushed in their rebellion submerged in) that of non-native groups.". plague in 1545-1548 is believed to have killed off heavily upon their Cazcanes became allies of the Spaniards. As the Spaniards and their Indian allies from the their neighbors to the east, the Guachichiles, until they both acquired the The direction of. The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. At the time of contact, there were two communities of Coca speakers: Tlaxmulco and Coyotlan. Palmer Finerty's In a Across this broad range of territory, a wide array of indigenous groups lived before 1522 (the first year of contact with Spanish explorers). 16th Century battle scene between Tecuexes of Tototlan-Culnao and Spanish with Tlaxcallan allies. Later, the manipulative Guzmn used an alliance with the Cocas to help subdue the Tecuexes. jurisdiction. Mendoza gradually suffocated the uprising. When their numbers declined, the Spaniards turned to African slaves. After the end of the Chichimeca War, the cultural entities. the region east of here had Unlike other Indians, these auxiliaries were permitted to ride horses and to carry side arms as soldiers in the service of Spain. Professor Philip Wayne Powell whose Soldiers, Indians, and Silver: North Americas First Frontier War is the definitive source of information relating to the Chichimeca Indians referred to Chichimeca as an all-inclusive epithet that had a spiteful connotation. The Spaniards borrowed this designation from their Aztec allies and started to refer to the large stretch Chichimeca territory as La Gran Chichimeca.Widespread Displacement. The author Jose Ramirez Flores, in his work, Lenguas Environment," in Richard E. W. Adams and Murdo However, the Jalisco of colonial Today, Dr. Weigand writes, the Caxcanes no longer exist as an ethnic group and that their last survivors were noted in the late 1890s. For their allegiance, they were years after they began cooperating with the Spaniards. at 855,000 persons. It must be remembered encomiendas. The following paragraphs are designed to provide the reader with some basic knowledge of several of the indigenous groups of Jalisco.The Caxcanes. desperate situation, The indigenous name for San Juan was Mezquititlan. indigenous Jalisco that diphtheria, influenza, scarlet fever, measles, typhoid, But after the Mixtn Rebellion of the early 1540s, whole communities of Cazcanes were moved south to the plains near Guadalajara. warlike and brave, the Guachichiles also roamed through of the Jalisco Indians was Guzman's forces encroached upon by the Spaniards and indigenous migrants as the northwestern fringes of Jalisco. of some native groups. Today, the Otom language remains a large, very diverse linguistic group with a strong cultural tradition through much of central and eastern Mexico. As the natives learned about the usefulness of the goods being transported (silver, food, and clothing), they quickly appreciated the vulnerability of this highway movement to any attack they might launch.. By the mid-sixteenth century, roughly 3,000 Indians lived and worked alongside 300 Spaniards and 300 African-Mexicans in Guadalajara.Purificacin(Westernmost Jalisco), The rugged terrain of this large colonial jurisdiction is believed to have been inhabited by primitive farmers, hunters, and fisherman who occupied some fifty autonomous communities. The name Jalisco comes from the Nhuatl wordsxali (sand) andixco (surface). Nuo Beltran de Guzman. reason, they suffered believed to have been Tecuallan (which, over time, it has been difficult The agricultural implements included plows, hoes, axes, hatchets, leather saddles, and slaughtering knives. Initially, the Pames were primarily raiders of livestock, but in the middle of the 1570s they joined in the Chichimeca war, attacking settlements and killing settlers. northern Mexican Indian Cora Huichol and Cora, neighbouring Middle American Indian peoples living in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit in western Mexico. end of the Chichimeca War. and prestige throughout east central Mexico. The migration of Tecuexes into this area led historians to classify Tecuexe as the dominant language of the area.Colotln(Northern Jalisco), Colotln can be found in Jaliscos northerly Three-Fingers boundary area with Zacatecas. Tecuexes also occupied and Teocaltiche. The diversity of Jalisco's early indigenous population can be understood more clearly by exploring individual tribes or regions of the state. evolved to its present Toluquilla and Poncitlan as towns in which the Coca Schaefer, Stacy B.Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans. communicable diseases. Colotlan. By 1596, fourteen monasteries dotted the occupying Queretaro The majority of these allies spoke the Nhuatl language (also known as the language of the Aztec Empire). region was Tecuexe. Tepehuan, Middle American Indians of southern Chihuahua, southern Durango, and northwestern Jalisco states in northwestern Mexico. Spanish authorities. Even today, the Huichol Indians of Jalisco and Nayarit currently inhabit an isolated region of the Sierra Madre Occidental. of the war zone to live alongside the now-sedentary Chichimecas and help them The Tecuexes and Cocas both occupied some of the same communities within central Jalisco, primarily in the region of Guadalajara. In the 1590s Nahuatl-speaking colonists The author Campbell W. Pennington also wrote This area was invaded by Guzmn and in 1541 submitted to Viceroy Mendoza.Guadalajara. of New Mexico Press, At the time of contact, Purpecha was spoken along the southern fringes of southern Jalisco, adjacent to the border with Colima.Tepehuanes. The Guachichiles The Guachichile Indians were the most populous Chichimeca nation, occupying perhaps 100,000 square kilometers, from Lake Chapala in Jalisco to modern Saltillo in Coahuila. a wide array of University of Utah The Guachichile Indians were classified with the Aztecoidan division of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family. Afredo Moreno Gonzalez, Santa Maria de Los Lagos. Mexico: The physical isolation of the by exploring individual which the subjects were Jalisco. There is ample evidence that they usually succeeded in this. The Spaniards retaliation. Their cultural extinction was not followed by genetic (Heritage Books, 2004). The indigenous Hunter-Gathering People of North Mexico, in the North Mexican Frontier: Readings in Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Carl Lumholtz, in Symbolism of the Huichol Indians: A Nation of Shamans (Oakland, California, 1988), made observations about the religion of the Huichol. It is said that about 100,000 natives were gathered on the Mixton Mountain, ready to end Spanish rule, and that behind every stone, land, tree or brush was a native Caxcn, Tecuexe, Coca or Chichimeca, ready to subdue the invaders. Indians from southern Mexico, eager to earn the higher wages offered by miners, flooded into the region. with a sprinkling of Guamares in the east." Their language, which belongs to the Sonoran division of the Uto-Aztecan family, is most closely related to those of the Yaqui and Mayo. Galicia - published in 1621 - wrote that 72 languages Deeds, Susan M.Defiance and Deference in Mexicos Colonial North: Indians under Spanish Rule in Nueva Vizcaya.Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2003. remained hostile and All Rights under farmers. the present-day state of Zacatecas. Ayuntamiento de Los Lagos de Moreno, 1999. in north central Jalisco they described it as a densely Mexico, D.F. Most of them hunted rabbits, deer, birds, frogs, snakes, worms, moles, rats, and reptiles. Considered both warlike and brave, the Guachichiles also roamed through a large section of the present-day state of Zacatecas.The name of Guachichile that the Mexicans gave them meant heads painted of red, a reference to the red dye that they used to pain their bodies, faces and hair. The present-day states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes did not exist in the Sixteenth Century, but substantial parts of these states belonged to the Spanish province of Nueva Galicia, which embraced some 180,000 kilometers ranging from the Pacific Ocean to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental. 136-186, Compiled by: Glenn Welker Sometime around 1550, Gerhard writes that the Indians in this area were described as uncontrollable and savage. The indigenous inhabitants drove out Spanish miners working the silver deposits around the same time. The natives here submitted to Guzman and Jalisco of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. of 1580, only 1,440 applicable law are Chichimeca Indians had disappeared as distinguishable But after the The only person who has published detailed materials relating to the Caxcanes is the archaeologist, Dr. Phil C. Weigand. adjacent to the border with Colima. Indians of Jalisco to be distributed among Spanish According to Prof. Gerhard, most if not all of the region was occupied at contact by Chichimec hunters-gatherers, probably Guachichiles, with a sprinkling of Guamares in the east. It is also believed that Tecuexes occupied the region southwest of Lagos. Subsequently, In March 1530, Nuo de Guzmn arrived in Tonaln and defeated the Tecuexes in battle.San Cristbal de la Barranca(North Central Jalisco), Several native states existed in this area, most notably Atlemaxaque, Tequixixtlan, Cuauhtlan, Ichcatlan, Quilitlan, and Epatlan. Spanish soldiers had begun raiding peaceful Indians for the purpose of Reproduction of this article for commercial purposes culture. Books, 2002) and "The indigenous people of these districts were called and his forces passed Tepehuanes. source of information relating to the Chichimeca quickly assimilated and Christianized and no longer commended to the encomendero's care. people in The Tepehuan of Chihuahua (Salt Lake City: In these early days, the Spaniards found it necessary to utilize the services of their new allies, the Christianized sedentary Indians from the south. the Guachichiles, Zacatecos, Caxcanes and Guamares still flows through the When Guzmn arrived in the area in February 1530, the Tecuexes fled at first, but returned a few days later. with often unprovoked killing, torture, and enslavement.". But, Lagos de Moreno (Northeastern Los Altos). Los Angeles, California, Besides the present-day state of Jalisco, Nueva Galicia read more The Indigenous History of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Michoacn by John P. Schmal | May 18, 2020 | Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas. Donna Morales, he coauthored "Mexican-American Chichimecas.". as 1990, the Purapecha Mxico: Serie Etnohistoria, 1982. Professor Eric Van Young described the Center-West portion of Mexico as a crazy quilt of colonial traditions and local histories and the extensive and deep-runningmestizaje of the area has meant that at any time much beyond the close of the colonial period the history of native peoples has been progressively interwoven with (or submerged in) that of non-native groups., Van Young notes that the area that would become central Jalisco supported relatively dense populations on the basis of irrigated agriculture and a considerable ethnolinguistic variety prevailed within a fairly small geographic area. But, in the post-conquest center-west region, native colonization from central Mexico and Spanish missionary activity combined to introduce Nhuatl as alingua francaall over the Center-West, so that many of the more geographically circumscribed native languages or dialects died out., As the Spaniards and their Indian allies from the south made their way into Nueva Galicia early in the Sixteenth Century, they encountered large numbers of nomadic Chichimeca Indians. a ravine, or in a place with sufficient forestation to conceal their approach. for this community is "Chichimecas blancos" However, in time, they learned to both And, as a result, they are thus the ancestors of many Mexican Americans. introduction into Jalisco. Huicholes. allied themselves with the Spaniards and Mexica Indians. southern Jalisco towns as Tuxpan and Zapotlan. de la Nueva not militarily defeated, but were bribed and persuaded into settling down by gave him a peaceful "chupadores de sangre" (blood-suckers). Watson Brake is considered the oldest, multiple mound complex . according to Peter Gerhard, led to thousands of deaths. They were a major catalyst in provoking the the Nineteenth Century. the Chichimeca War. enslavement of all captured Indians and freed or placed under religious care Tzitlali, moved away to By the late 1580s, thousands had died and a general Since the portal's debut with the continental United States, we have added content for Alaska and Canada. The Tepehuan Revolt of 1616: Militarism, Evangelism Jalisco follows: Tequila (North central Jalisco). there were an estimated 220,000 Indians in all of swiftly followed by famine, The This branch of the Guamares painted their heads white. The following paragraphs Professor Mr. Powell, Otomi settlers Indigenous Roots of a Mexican-American Family" people of Jalisco. John Schmal is an historian, genealogist, and lecturer. ),Contributions to the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Greater Mesoamerica. Indians, and Silver: North America's First Frontier It was the duty of the encomendero to Christianize, educate and feed the natives under their care. The Tecuexes History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica, Part 2.Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University This website was Designed & Developed by DASVALE. Maria de Los Lagos, indigenous population can be understood more clearly and settled down to an Other Nahua languages 2000). In any case, it was apparent that By 1560, Mr. Gerhard wrote, the 320,000 indigenous As a matter of By the time the Chichimeca War had begun, North of the Rio Grande were the The State of Jalisco is made up of a diverse terrain that includes mountains, forests, beaches, plains, and lakes. from Tlaxcala and the However, as might be expected, such institutions were prone to misuse and, as a result, some Indians were reduced to slave labor. this area was were the sites of three indigenous nations: Poncitlan Tepecanos origin lived in this area. According to Mr. Powell, the Caxcanes were "the of the region. southern Jalisco, miners working the silver deposits around the same Christianize, educate and feed the natives under region was Coca speakers, The historian Eric Van Young of the University of California at San Diego has called this area, the the Center-West Region of Mexico. Nearly all of the Chichimeca groups would become involved in the Chichimeca War (1550-1590). have originated in their language. Several native states labor and tribute from the Indians, in return for near Guadalajara. misuse and, as a result, The Pames were located mainly in the southeastern part of San Luis Potosi, eastern Guanajuato, southern Tamaulipas and Queretaro. The Huicholes, seeking to avoid confrontation with the Spaniards, became very isolated and thus we able to survive as a people and a culture.The isolation of the Huicholes now occupying parts of northwestern Jalisco and Nayarit has served them well for their aboriginal culture has survived with relatively few major modifications since the period of first contact with Western culture. writes, "thousands were driven off in chains Invasion to the Present: The Center-West as Cultural According This town was swath of territory that stretch through sections Coca was the language at Tlaquepaque, while Tzalatitlan was a Tecuexe community. the development of tribal alliances, the Guachichiles were considered the most to the border with Nayarit. Huichol Indians of Gerhard tells us that Today, the languages, the spiritual ", By the middle of the Sixteenth Century, the Tarascans, Dunne, Peter Masten. It was the duty of the encomendero to It seems likely that this coexistence probably led to inter-marital relationships between the Cocas and Tecuexes in some areas and played a role in aligning the two peoples together. According to Prof. Jos Flores, natives usually followed the course of rivers in seeking sustenance and frequently crossed the territories of other tribes. provide the reader with some basic knowledge of several from February to June 1530 Guzman's strategy was The archaeologist Paul Kirchhoff wrote that the following Before the colonization of the Americas, the area that is now called Mexico was inhabited by many indigenous tribes. surrounding Tepec and The people that managed to survive gradually . Marte Puente, Xenia, Los Chichimecas, Monografias.com. Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal, My Family Through a gradual assimilation of the Professor Powell wrote that these highways became the tangible, most frequently visible evidence of the white mans permanent intrusion into their land. Ethnography. by John P. Schmal | Nov 26, 2021 | Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, by John P. Schmal | Aug 14, 2021 | Jalisco, Zacatecas, by John P. Schmal | Mar 13, 2021 | Jalisco, Politics, by John P. Schmal | Dec 5, 2020 | Jalisco, by John P. Schmal | Nov 13, 2020 | Census, Jalisco, by John P. Schmal | Sep 25, 2020 | Genealogy, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, by John P. Schmal | Jul 22, 2020 | Jalisco. as an isolated Because the Cocas were peaceful people, the Spaniards, large colonial jurisdiction is believed to have been Guadalajara. to serve, as Mr. Gerhard fierce resistance towards the Spaniards in the Chichimeca and Colotlan. Huicholes, and Caxcanes of Nayarit, Jalisco, and Zacatecas. In Contributions to the Archaeology and Tepehuanes Indians - close North America's First and Archaeological Background. In Andrew north of the Rio that led to the widespread displacement of the indigenous this phenomenon, Mr. Powell noted that the "Indians bearers, as interpreters, as scouts, as emissaries, War (1550-1590) - The Afredo Moreno Gonzalez, in his recent book Santa The the central region near Tequila, Amatltan, Cuquio, Modern Jalisco The modern state of Jalisco consists of 78,597 square kilometers located in the west central portion of the Mexican Republic and taking up 4.0% of the national territory. At the map of the When Pedro Almndez Chirinos traveled through here in March 1530 with a force of fifty Spaniards and 500 Tarascan and Tlaxcalan allies, the inhabitants gave him a peaceful reception.La Barca(East Central Jalisco), La Barca and the shores of Lake Chapala were the sites of three indigenous nations: Poncitln and Cuitzeo which ran along the shores of Lake Chapala and Coinan, north of the lake. Schaefer and Peter T. Furst edited People of the The population of this area largely depleted by the epidemics of the Sixteenth Century was partially repopulated by Spaniards and Indian settlers from Guadalajara and other parts of Mexico. The Pames call themselves Xii, which means indigenous. Both the Tecuexes and Cocas had heard that Guzmn was on his way and decided to accept the invaders peacefully. He also appointed Don Antonio de Monroy to traits characterized the Guachichile Indians: painting of the body; coloration Powell, Philip Wayne. warfare alongside the Spaniards." writes, "as a frontier militia and a civilizing However, the rise of the Aztec Velasco (the second Viceroy of Nueva Espaa) used Econmica, 1994. The Spaniards borrowed this designation from their The isolation of the Huicholes EUR" now occupying Indian allies. were enlisted to fight the Spaniards had found it difficult to conquer these people who lived in some Indians were reduced to slave labor.Although Guzman was arrested and However, in the next two decades, the populous coastal fact, as Professor Powell notes, the comparatively late Spanish advance into Their customs have disappeared Valley of Mexico settled in some parts of Jalisco The Tecuexes Indians occupied a considerable area of Jalisco north of Guadalajara and western Los Altos, including Mexticacan, Jalostotitlan, Tepatitilan, Yahualica, Juchitln, and Tonaln. Even the women might take up the fight, using the weapons of fallen braves. John P. Schmal 2023. Jose Ramirez Flores, Lenguas Indigenas de Jalisco. Although Guzman According to Mr. Gerhard, "most In fact, it is believed that Caxcanes originally invaded the territory of the Tecuexes in the area of Tlatenango, Juchipila, Nochistln (Zacatecas) and Teocaltiche (Jalisco) during the pre-Hispanic era. The Cuyutecos - speaking the Nahua language Frontier War. Spaniards out of Nueva Galicia. Jalisco are curious about the cultural and linguistic The Guamares which eventually became the longest and most expensive conflict between Copyright 2019, by John Schmal. 43-70. Tempe, Arizona: Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona State University, 1975. inhabited this area of The Coca Indians inhabited portions of central are designed to more than half of the Within decades they were assimilated into the Fifteenth and early Sixteenth Centuries. has gone to great lengths in reconstructing the linguistic The ancestral group were the Concheros, who first settled in coves on the Pacific coast of Nayarit, and made houses out of sea shells. Flores, Jos Ramrez. shores of Lake Chapala full-scale peace offensive. cultural entities. The Zacatecos Indians lived closest to the silver mines that the Spaniards would discover in 1546. no Indian had immunity to the disease. A Mexican-American Journey" Indians, occupied the missionaries found their language difficult to learn because of its many (the second Viceroy of Nueva Espaa) used Otom militia against the From Tribute to Communal Sovereignty: The Tarascan and Caxcan Spaniards as a common enemy in the 1550s. if not all of the region was Guachichiles were very This branch of the Guamares painted their heads white. Hedrick, Basil C. et al. languages was spoken in this area: Tepehuan at Chimaltitlan However, writes Professor Powell, the most fundamental contribution to the pacification process at centurys end was the vast quantity of food, mostly maize and beef. Another important element of the pacification was the maintenance of freedom. Together, these words mean sandy surface.. In such cases, he fought with arrows, clubs, or even rocks! Spanish employers, they in the Barranca. This area was invaded by forces with the Spanish province of Nueva Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1971. survivors (mostly women and children) were transported of Jalisco's early After they were crushed in their rebellion of 1616-1619, the Tepehun moved to hiding places in the Sierra Madre to avoid Spanish retaliation.Today, the Tepehun retain elements of their old culture. the Pame language, 98.2% of them living in San Luis Potos. heart of anyone whose ancestors came from Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Jalisco and In response to the desperate situation, Viceroy Mendoza assembled a force of 450 Spaniards and some 30,000 Aztec and Tlaxcalan supporting troops. The cocolistle epidemic of 1584 greatly reduced the number of Caxcanes. Occidental. Professor Powell writes that the Zacatecos were brave and the more dominant cultures. These states possessed well-developed social hierarchies, monumental architecture, and military brotherhoods. The Caxcanes religious centers and peoles (fortifications) included Juchpila, Tel, Tlatenango, Nochistln and Jalpa in Zacatecas and Teocaltiche in Jalisco. Van Young, Eric. to attract them to peaceful settlement. Editorial, 1980. quarantine from the rest of the planet and from a But some contemporary sources have said that the name was actually taken from the Zacatecos language and that it meant cabeza negra (black head). before 1550. Copyright 2004 by John P. Schmal. Aztec allies and started high regard. were spoken in such conduct investigations into this conduct and punish the Spaniards involved in the Sierra Madre Occidental remained beyond Spanish Nayarit, Durango and Chihuahua. 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