San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca Explained

San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oaxaca
Area Total Km2:196.48
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:1384
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:17.5333°N -146°W

San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 196.48 km². It is part of the Etla District in the Valles Centrales region.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1,384.[1]

History

Also spelled Atlatlahuca in the early 16th century it was the domain of the Cuicatecans who were tributary subjects of the Mexica. It was then the center of the Spanish corrigimento of Atlatlauca from 1532 until 1743 when it was merged into the alcaldia mayor of Antequera.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. June 12, 2009.
  2. Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: University Press, 1972), p. 54-55