Xochitepec

Xochitepec is a municipio Morelos with the Mexico.
Xochitepec ( will cabecera municipal ), Atlacholoaya, Chiconcuac, Alpuyeca, Real del Puente and Unidad Morelos are the principal localities.

Origin of the name

Xochitepec comes from the Nahuatl: Xochitl = " fleur" and Tepetl = " montagne" thus: " in the mountain of the flowers of Casahuate".
The trade pulled by the main road of Mexico City to Acapulco ( el Camino Real ) involved the disappearance of the rich person indigenous culture who existed previously in this place.

History of Xochitepec

Tlahuicas are the first ethnicity having lived with Xochitepec. Xochitepec is mentioned for the first time at the XVIe century in the Codex Moctezuma.
In 1911, with the triumph of the revolution maderist, the rebels of the Morelos have manual follow-up Asúnsolo of the Guerrero and started to claim and occupy of grounds by Xochitepec while advancing on Cuernavaca.
In 1913, Emiliano Zapata published a proclamation treating Victoriano Huerta of usurper unworthy to be a president of the republic, and called with the revolt. In answer, it Robles general, who supported Huerta, set fire to Yecapixtla, Tepalcingo, Ayala and Xochitepec.

Internal bonds

List of the municipalities of Morelos
State de Morelos
Chronology of Mexico
History of Mexico
Lists of articles on Mexico

External bonds

Enciclopedia of los Municipios de Morelos
INEGI

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