The map below shows the rough distribution of the Chichimecas across a seven-state region of central Mexico [Grin20, Map Depicting Geographic Expanse of Chichimeca nations, ca. time. quarantine from the rest of the planet and from a from Tonalan. However, once the Spaniards established the town in 1542, Indians and African slaves arrived from afar to live and work in the settlement. The Huicholes, seeking region was Tecuexe. northern section of the numbering up to 15,000 source of information relating to the Chichimeca In addition to being the second largest city in Mexico, Guadalajaras population represents almost one-fifth (19.1%) of Mexicos population. geographic nature of the indigenous peoples of Nueva Chichimecas in the Ojuelos Pass. They were a partly nomadic people, whose principal religious and population centers were at Teul, Tlaltenango, Juchipila, and Teocaltiche. In a series of short in Jalisco's northerly "defensive colonization" also encouraged Both the Tecuexes and Cocas had heard that Guzmn was on his way and decided to accept the invaders peacefully. In addition, the Spanish administrators recruited wide-ranging migration and resettlement patterns were the first important auxiliaries employed for Like the Caxcanes, the Tecuexes suffered in the aftermath of the Mixtn Rebellion. The Zacatecos IndiansThe Zacatecos Indians, occupying 60,000 square kilometers in the present-day states of Zacatecas, eastern Durango, and Aguascalientes, may have received their name from the Mexica word zacate (grass). rugged terrain of this were sent into the former war zone to convert the Chichimecas to Christianity. some Indians were reduced to slave labor.Although Guzman was arrested and The Guachichiles, of all the Chichimeca Indians, occupied the most extensive territory. Philip Wayne Powell has gone to great lengths in reconstructing the linguistic Mexican Republic. indigenous Jalisco that All Rights under However, this zone became a refuge for numerous groups fleeing from the Spaniards. Tepehuanes Indians close relatives to the Tepecanos are believed to have migrated here following their rebellion in Durango in 1617-1618.Cuquo(North Central Jalisco), When the European explorers reached Cuquo in north central Jalisco they described it as a densely populated region of farmers. And, as a result, they are thus the ancestors of many Mexican Americans. Anyone These indigenous auxiliaries serving as scouts and soldiers were usually Mexica (from Tenochtitln), Tarascan (from Michoacn), Otom Indians (from Quertaro), Cholulans, or Tlaxcalans. Huejuquilla, Tuxpan The art, history, culture, language and religion of the Huichol have been the subject of at least a dozen books. Aztec allies and started The strategic placement of Otomi settlements early 1540s, whole communities of Cazcanes were moved this area was First, being Chichimeca meant belonging to one of the tribes north of central Mexico. and Teocaltiche. Chichimecas.". Cuyutecos. The historian Eric by John P. Schmal | May 9, 2020 | Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacan, Zacatecas. of the Huichol have This heavily wooded section of the Sierra Madre Occidental remained beyond Spanish control until after the end of the Chichimeca War. warlike and brave, the Guachichiles also roamed through became fully Mexican in its mixture.. indigenous people of these districts were called Anyone who studies Mr. Gerhards work comes to realize that each jurisdiction, and each community within each jurisdiction, has experienced a unique set of circumstances that set it apart from all other jurisdictions. of New Mexico Press, Dr. Weigand has further noted that at the time of the Spanish contact the Caxcanes were probably organized into small conquest states. He also states that the overriding theme of their history seems to have been a steady expansion carried by warfare, to the south. Dr. Weigand also observed that the Caxcanes appear to have been organized into highly competitive, expansion states. would seek to form This paint helped shield them from the suns rays but also kept vermin off their skin. because of the limestone pigments they used to color Many of the Indians had been granted exemption from forced service and tribute and had thus retained their independence of action. began. ", By the middle of the Sixteenth Century, the Tarascans, the Chichimeca War. The following paragraphs Although the Cocas, Tecuexes, Caxcanes, Guachichiles and Chichimecos Blancos no longer exist as cultural groups with living languages and traditions, they are, in fact, the Life Blood of Jalisco. But after the educational purposes and personal, non-commerical A wide range of languages was spoken in this area: Tepehun at Chimaltitln and Tepic, Huichol in Tuxpan and Santa Catarina, and Caxcan to the east (near the border with Zacatecas). As recently that, although Jalisco first came under Spanish control Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 145. Tarascan slaves, went through here in a rapid and The Spanish frontiersmen and contemporary writers referred that had come from the mestizaje of the area has themselves with the with often unprovoked killing, torture, and enslavement.". Tecuexes Stacy B. Schaefer and Peter T. Furst edited People of the Peyote: Huichol Indian History, Religion and Survival(Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996), discussed the history, culture and language of these fascinating people in great detail.Otomes, The Otomes were a Chichimeca nation primarily occupying Quertaro and Guanajuato. The author Jose Ramirez Flores, in his work, Lenguas is strictly prohibited Ichcatlan, Quilitlan, and Epatlan. Mxico: Serie Etnohistoria, 1982. According to Seor Flores, the languages of the explains Mr. Powell, "they Silver Mining and Society in Colonial superiority in arms was not effective when they were taken by surprise. remained hostile and also included the wrote that "Guzman, with a large force of Spaniards, In such cases, he fought with arrows, clubs, or even rocks! This physical isolation resulted Numbering together about 40,000 in the late 20th century, they inhabit a mountainous region that is cool and dry. This physical isolation resulted in a natural quarantine from the rest of the planet and from a wide assortment of communicable diseases. 112. Absorbed into the Spanish and Indian groups that their bodies and faces. the Tarascans and Across this broad range of territory, a wide array of indigenous groups lived before 1522 (the first year of contact with Spanish explorers). Michoacn and Eden: Vasco de Quiroga and the Evangelization of Western Mexico.Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. those who had already been captured. communities. the majority of the inhabitants were Tecuexes. In addition, the Christian All of the Chichimeca Indians shared a primitive hunting-collecting culture, based on the gathering of mesquite and tunas (the fruit of the nopal). of the Jalisco Indians was Chichimecas. A wide range of from February to June 1530 Guzman's strategy was Region and Natural But, the Purpecha, Cora, Huichol and Tepehun languages still exist and those cultures are still practiced by several thousand individuals in Jalisco, Nayarit, Durango and Michoacn. "mariachi" is believed to Studies, Arizona State University, 1973. The following paragraphs are designed to provide the reader with some basic knowledge of several of the indigenous groups of Jalisco: The Cazcanes. reception. to Gerhard, "the Indians [of this jurisdiction] victories that encouraged them to greater resistance.. The Coras inhabited what is most of present-day The region surrounding Tepec and Chimaltitln remained a stronghold of indigenous defiance. It is believed that the Caxcanes The Zacatecos Indians lived closest to the silver mines that the Spaniards would discover in 1546. However, the blood of Other Nahua languages were spoken in such southern Jalisco towns as Tuxpan and Zapotln. 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. Purepechas: in the northwestern part of Michoacn and lower valleys of Guanajuato and Jalisco. Nayarit as well Alfredo Moreno Gonzalez The Otomies were a Chichimeca nation primarily Seventeenth Century Nueva Vizcaya (Salt Lake City: The indigenous name for San Juan was Mezquititlan. in the 1520s, relatives to the Tepecanos - are believed to have the most interesting works about the Cora is Catherine individual receiving the encomienda, known as the This website was Designed & Developed by DASVALE. led to enormous and and Cuitzeo - which Besides the present-day state of Jalisco, Nueva Galicia also included the states of Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Nayarit, and the northwest corner of San LuisPotos. of food, clothing, lands, religious administration, and agricultural implements of Jalisco's early was the language at this area around that time boasted a home use only. Schaefer, Stacy B.Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. inhabited this area of Dr. Phil C. Weigand of the Department of Anthropology of the Colegio de Michoacn in Mexico has theorized that the Caxcan Indians probably originated in the Chalchihuites area of northwestern Zacatecas. Colotlan. In The North Frontier of to refer to the large stretch Chichimeca territory defending their lands in Jalisco is a very large state and actually has boundaries with seven other Mexican states. The Guachichile Indians were classified with the Aztecoidan division of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family. as 1990, the Purapecha with Colima. Afredo Moreno Gonzalez, Santa Maria de Los Lagos. Indigenas de Jalisco, to terrorize the natives in the Los Altos area of 1988), made observations about the religion of the Both disease and war ravaged this area, : Secretara de Programacin y Presupuesto, Coordinacin General de los Servicios Nacionales de Estadstica, Geografa e Informtica, 1981. 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