San Juan Cacahuatepec is a city in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, near the border with Guerrero. It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region. Its population in 1990, according to The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, was 3,116;[1] in 2006, it was about 5,000.[2] Along with San Pedro Amusgos, it is a heavy center of population for the indigenous Amuzgo.[2] The name Cacahuatepec is Nahuatl, translating "Place of Cacao-bean mountain".[3]
San Juan Cacahuatepec | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality in Oaxaca | |
  San Juan Cacahuatepec Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′N 98°09′W / 16.617°N 98.150°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.1 km2 (59.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,134 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Agriculture of the area includes corn, beans, sugarcane, rice, and tropical fruits.[1] The closest town to San Juan Cacahuatepec is Pie de la Cuesta.
History edit
Once inhabited by Yopes,[4] the area came under dominion of Spain in 1523.[3] Several times it has been impacted by unrest in the region. It was a gathering point for rebel forces of Hermenegildo Galeana in the early 19th century,[5] and later, in 1854, it was razed by Antonio López de Santa Anna.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "San Juan Cacahuatepec". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ a b Whipperman, Bruce (2006). Moon Acapulco, Ixtapa, and Zihuatanejo. Avalon Travel Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 1-56691-980-0.
- ^ a b de Alarcon, Hernando Ruiz; James Richard Andrews; Ross Hassig (1987). Treatise on the Heathen Superstitions that Today Live Among the Indians Native to this New Spain, 1629. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-8061-2031-2..
- ^ La civilización 'yope' muestra sus tesoros. EL PAIS. 2008.
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe; William Nemos; Thomas Savage; Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1885). History of Mexico. Vol. 4. A.L. Bancroft.
- ^ Fowler, Will (2007). Santa Anna of Mexico. U of Nebraska Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-8032-1120-9.