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33-492: The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The name Mazatepec means hill of deer . To the north and northeast is Miacatlán , to the northwest is Coatlán del Río , to the south is Amacuzac , to the east is Puente de Ixtla , and to the west is Tetecala . The municipality reported 9,967 inhabitants in the 2015 census. Mazatepec is a town located in Morelos. The name Mazatepec comes from

66-523: Is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Miacatlán in the Mexican state of Morelos . It stands at 18°46′20″N 99°21′17″W  /  18.77222°N 99.35472°W  / 18.77222; -99.35472 . To the north is the State of Mexico and the municipality of Temixco , to the south Puente de Ixtla , Mazatepec and Tetecala , to the east Xochitepec , and to the west Coatlán del Río and

99-510: Is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The toponym Tetecala comes from a Nahuatl name and means "place of stone houses". The full name of the town is Tetecala de la Reforma because the Laws of the Reforma were signed there in the mid-19th century. The municipality reported 7,772 inhabitants in

132-565: Is a museum on the site. Fiestas, Dances, Traditions Music There are four brass bands that play at the fiestas of Santo Tomás, Molina, La Sumaya , and Santa Cecilia . Handicrafts . Miacatlan produces ceramics and Palpan produces embroidery. Food . Regional foods include goat and mutton barbacoa and pork cochinitas . Tamales de Mojarra (a type of fish) in Coatetelco. Cheese and mezcal-based drinks in Palpan. Tetecala Tetecala

165-627: Is in the historic center of Tetecala. It was built in the 18th century in Neoclassic style. The chapel of the Virgin of Candlemas, also from the 18th century, is located on the federal highway. There is a colonial-era fountain in front of the chapel of the Alma de de la Virgin . The area along the Chalma River has lush vegetation, a variety of fruit trees, and abundant fauna. There are old historic mansions housing

198-691: Is on Tuesday. Local fiestas are held on February 2 (Virgen de la Candelaria) in Tetecala, May 15 (St. Isidore the Laborer ) in Actopan, July 31 (St. Ignatius of Loyola ) in Actopan, September 29 (St. Michael the Archangel) in Cuautitla, October 4 (San Francisco de Asís) in Tetecala, and December 12 (Virgin of Guadalupe) in the "El Paso" neighborhood. There are two brass bands, one Cuautlita and another in Tetecala. Tetecala

231-604: Is probably in reference to the two lakes in the municipality, Coatetelco and El Rodeo . The archaeological site of Coatetelco is also in Miacatlan. The history of the municipality of Miacatlán goes back to the pre-Hispanic era, it was part of a political and religious center, tributary to Xochicalco , but later it belonged to the Cuauháhuac manor. Miacatlán was conquered by the Aztecs , which made it belong to Tenochtitlán . During

264-410: Is the municipal seat. Colonias El Charco, San Francisco Sarabia, and El Cerrito de las Cruces are parts of the city. The city is 47 km (29 miles) south of Cuernavaca and 135 km (84 miles) from Mexico City. Cuautlita is located 6 km southeast of the Tetecala de la Reforma and includes Colonia Mariano Matamoros . Contlalco is 25 km south of Tetecala de la Reforma. Actopan

297-592: The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico as of April 27, 2020; two cases were reported in Tetecala. Schools and many businesses were closed from mid March until June 1. On July 2, Tetecala reported 11 infections and three deaths from the virus; the reopening of the state was pushed back until at least June 13. Tetecala reported 13 cases, 13 recuperations, but no deaths from the virus as of August 31. Twenty-two cases were reported on December 27, 2020. The church of San Francisco of Assisi

330-762: The Morelos State University opened in August 2016 in Mazatepec . The initial programs were in nursing and nutrition; a program for Rural Surgeons opened in January 2018. The school had 208 students; the rector of the UAEM was Gustavo Urquiza Beltrán, and the first director of the school in Tetecala was Miriam Tapia. Six people died during the September 19, 2017 earthquake . The state of Morelos reported 209 cases and 28 deaths due to

363-399: The 2015 census. Vestiges of Olmec , Chichimeca , and Tlahuica Prehispanic human settlements have been found in the area that includes modern Tetecals. It is evident that there were settlements of different sizes and that it was an important place of passage between the manors of Coatlán and Mazatepec. Tetecala was founded between 1521 and 1583 when it first appears on a map. By 1594 it

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396-584: The Early and Mid-Preclassic Periods (900-500 BCE). The Coatetelco apogee was in the Late Preclassical period (500-150 BCE) with communities of 250 to 500 inhabitants. Excavations demonstrate human occupation influenced by Teotihuacan (450-600 CE). Xochicalco dominated the area during the Epiclassic Period (700 – 900 CE), after which Coatetelco once again became the leading community in the area. Nearly all

429-677: The Haciendas of Acatzingo, La Nigua , and Miacatlán . During the Mexican Revolution , General Pedro Ojeda fled to the Hacienda de Miacatlán after the Siege of Cuernavaca (1914). Also General Francisco V. Pacheco was shot on orders of General Emiliano Zapata at El Zapote in 1917. Abel Espin Garcia of Juntos por Morelos (Together for Morelos coalition) was elected Presidente Municipal (mayor) in

462-529: The House of Culture and the regional public library. President Benito Juarez stayed here when he visited the city in 1857. The water park "La Playa", which features five pools and offers alternative medicine, is found in the municipality. There is a panoramic view of the town from the top of the hill of "Las Cruces". Cascos de las Haciendas (manor houses) nearby include Santa Cruz Vista Alegre, Actopan, Cuautlita, and Cocoyotla). The traditional tianguis (market)

495-730: The Municipality of Tetecala corresponded to the State of Mexico. The fertile plain of Tetecala was considered the most luxuriant in the jurisdiction of Cuernavaca. Several 17th and 18th century travelers described the area as "very entertaining and fun". The local parish priest, Andrés González Meraz, illegally seized lands in Tlatempan. One of the last battles of the Mexican War of Independence took place in Tetecala on June 2, 1821, when Pedro Ascencio Alquicira attacked royalist Dionisio Boheta. Ascencio

528-589: The Nahuatl mazatl " deer ", and tepetl " hill ". Mazatepec became part of the political and religious cultural center of Xochicalco , which was occupied since the Preclassic (1500-1000 BC) but its greatest development and boom occurred in the Classic, between AD 300 and 900. In the year AD 603, a group of Toltecs settled there. Later, Mazatepec came under the power of the manor of Cuauhnahuac ( Cuernavaca ), which in turn

561-491: The State of Mexico. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 26,713 inhabitants in the 2015 census. The altitude of Miacatlan is 1,054 meters above sea level and it covers 233,644.30 km of territory, and it is 40 km from Cuernavaca . The toponym Miacatlán comes from a Nahuatl name Mitl (arrow), and Acatl (rod or cane), and Tlan (place), and means "place of abundant reeds for arrows". This

594-498: The State of Morelos was created (1869). In prehispanic times Mazatepec was part of a religious and political center under the reign of Xochicalco . The state of Morelos reported 209 cases and 28 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico , as of April 27, 2020; two cases were reported in Mazatepec. Schools and many businesses were closed from mid March until June 1. On June 2, Mazatepec reported five confirmed cases and one death from

627-456: The colonial period, it was called San Francisco Miacatlán and became part of the Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca . In 1823 Miacatlan was part of the municipality of Mazatepec , State of Mexico . When Morelos became a state in 1869, Miacatlán acquired the category of municipality, including the towns of Coatetelco and Palpan de Barandas , the ranches of Nexapa and Ojo de Agua , as well as

660-498: The conflict, although the terrorism spread by Carranza general Pablo González Garza was without precedent. The distillery and ice house "La Morelense" functioned from 1935 to 1936. There were several sugar and rice mills in the community, which were dismantled in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Former employees became low-income wage earners, and many joined the popular movement led by Rubén Jaramillo . When Jamarillo and his family were gunned down by federal police in 1962, his body

693-412: The election of July 1, 2018. The community of Coatetelco became a separate municipality on January 1, 2019. As of May 4, 2020, there were 505 infections and 59 deaths in the state of Morelos and four confirmed infections from the COVID-19 pandemic in Miacatlan. Schools and many businesses were closed from mid March until June 1. On June 2, Miacatlán reported 14 confirmed cases and two deaths from

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726-554: The municipal seat. There is a week-long celebration in honor of Emiliano Zapata in the bullring during the month of August. Cuauchichinola is home to a rustic waterpark called, Los Ojitos de Agua ("little eyes of water"). There is a fair in honor of St. Mark on April 25. You can also swim in the Chalma River on the edge of town. Santa Cruz is home to Ex-hacienda de Santa Cruz Vista Alegre which has hosted movies, soap operas, and commercials. Miacatl%C3%A1n Miacatlán

759-552: The standing architecture at the site was built during the Late Postclassical Period (1350–1521). Most of the excavation was carried out by Raúl Arana. There is a small pyramid, a ball court, and a circular platform dedicated to the god of wind, Ehécatl . The tallest structure is the Cuauhtlitzin temple, which has a staircase with lateral arches. There was also a female stone figure that was called Cuauhtlitzin. There

792-516: The virus; the reopening of the state was pushed back until at least June 13. Miacatlán reported 24 cases, 18 recuperations, and four deaths from the virus as of August 31. Thirty-seven cases were reported on December 27, 2020. Coatetelco is a pre-Hispanic archaeological site located next to the Laguna de Coatetelco (Lake Coatetelco) two km from Alpuyeca . Evidence of nomadic groups goes back 25,000 years, with small farming communities settled in during

825-608: The virus; the reopening of the state was pushed back until at least June 13. Mazatepec reported 16 cases, 13 recuperations, and three deaths from the virus as of August 31. Nineteen cases were reported on December 27, 2020. La Loma (the hill) provides a panoramic view of the town of Mazatepec, including the Laguna de Coatetelco (Lake Coatetelco). There is a fair in La Loma on the 5th Friday of Lent . There are brass bands, locally produced ice cream, fireworks, and mechanical rides. The Parish of St. Luke in Mazatepec dates from 1696 and

858-693: Was a peasant revolt in Tetecala, Miacatlan, and Xochitepec in 1848. Lt. Manuel Arellano led the fight against the hacienda owners, who were supported by Kad Waleder, leader of the American troops who had invaded in 1847. Tetecala supported Juan Alvarez during the La Reforma (1854−1857). During the ensuing war, Tetecala sheltered Benito Juarez , the Lerdo de Tejada brothers, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano , Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante", Guillermo Prieto, Manuel Doblado, José María Iglesias, and others. The Masonic Lodge La Palanca

891-606: Was a tributary of the Aztecs . During the colonial era, Mazatepec was integrated into the jurisdiction of Cuernavaca, belonged to the Marquisate of the Valley of Oaxaca with the name of San Lucas Mazatepec . On this site Hernán Cortés established the first cattle ranch in Mexico. After Independence (1821), when the State of Mexico was created, Mazatepec was a municipality that belonged to the District of Tetecala, conserving this category when

924-594: Was built by the order of the Franciscans . His feast is celebrated October 17–24. The Sanctuary of the Lord of Calvary is built on prehispanic ruins. In the zócalo (town square) of Mazatepec there is a bronze monument called "El Origen" in honor of the name of Mazatepec, which in the Nahuatl language means "In the Cerro del Venado". The bullring "San Lucas" and the "Unidad Deportiva de Mazatepec" (athletic complex) are both located in

957-450: Was called San Francisco de Tetecala and it was an important agricultural center. Cuautitla was founded about this time. By 1746, Tetecala and the surrounding area had 266 families of "Indians" and 32 of "Spaniards and Mestizos", as well as some of "Mulatos." Eighty years later, the population had increased to 4,040 inhabitants that were distributed in the town of Tetecala, five haciendas, and ten ranches. By Royal Decree of December 4, 1786,

990-507: Was founded in 1857. The state of Morelos was established in 1869; the Villa de Tetecala became a city and adopted the name Tetecala de la Reforma on December 11, 1873. At the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, the owners of the haciendas of Contlalco, Cuautitla, Actopan, and Santa Cruz and wealthy merchants fled the municipality. Several groups of peasants joined the rebel Zapatista forces. Atrocities were committed by both sides in

1023-620: Was killed the following day. The municipality of Tetecalpa was founded as a part of the State of Mexico on August 6, 1824. An 1826 census reported 651 day-laborers, 50 farmers, 20 artisans, 19 merchants, two manufacturers of brandy, two presbyters, a surgeon, a teacher, and a responsible civil authority. Commerce stands out since Tetecala had a smaller population than Xochitepec, Tlaltizapán, Puente de Ixtla, or Tlaquiltenango, but it had more commercial activity than any of them. Sugar cane, bananas, huacamote (sic) (tomatoes?), jicama, plums, watermelons, mamey, corn and beans were grown locally. There

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1056-554: Was taken to the "Miguel Hidalgo Hospital" (now the House of Culture) in Tetecala for autopsy, which was performed by Dr. Ernesto González Brito. During the 1990s, Amado Carrillo Fuentes , known as El Señor de los Cielos (Lord of the Skies) used to hold fiestas for his drug-dealing friends at his home in Tetecala while the government of Jorge Carrillo Olea seemingly looked the other way. The Escuela de Estudios Superiores de Tetecala (School of Higher Education of Tetecala), affiliated with

1089-646: Was the birthplace of several well-known performers and composers. Saddle-making and basket weaving are local handicrafts. Local food includes corn or chickpea pozole with pork, chicken and even shrimp; beef jerky with cream and cheese or pork enchilada; green pip mole , red turkey mole , fish in mixiote , tamal, and clemole seasoned with wild plums and tamarind ; peppers stuffed with cheese and mincemeat, and huazontles . Traditional sweets such as pumpkin, sweet pipían, crystallized fruit, quince, tejocote, fruits in syrup, cajeta (crystalized goat's milk), buñuelos, and ice cream are also made. Tetecala de la Reforma

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