Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc is a town of 2,502 people in Guerrero, Mexico.
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About Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc is the head town of the municipality of Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc, located in isolated, rugged mountains in the northern part of the Mexican state of Guerrero. According to tradition, it is the final resting place of Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc, whose alleged remains were found under the parish church here in the mid-20th century. This church has been converted into a museum with displays a number of pre-Hispanic artifacts, offerings left in honor of the emperor and the alleged remains of Cuauhtémoc himself. This has been refuted by later research and by a Judging Commission of the Mexican government in 1976.
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Things to do17
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Museums and landmarks3
Ixcateopan
Monument and historic site
Archaeological site in Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc, Guerrero, Mexico
Schools, colleges and libraries2
History
Some of the inhabitants of this area before the Conquest were the Coixcas and the Chontals. The indigenous community located at what is now the southern edge of the town dates back to at least 350 C. E. This community was an important regional ceremonial center as well as the headquarters for the guardian soldiers. It was also closely associated with the production of cotton and cotton products, a valuable commodity at the time. Ixcateopan was one of the last cities to be subjugated by the Aztec Empire. The location served as a point to gather and then distribute tribute from surrounding areas. Mexica from other parts of the Aztec Empire, including soldiers, came here due to the wars between them and the Purépecha Empire. Because of this, Ixcateopan, originally a purely Chontal city, became multicultural.
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Mariano Matamoros International Airport (CVJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- San Martín Pachivia (Pachivia) 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Taxco de Alarcón 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Iguala de la Independencia 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Temixco 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cuernavaca 76 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Santiago Tianguistenco de Galeana 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Valle de Bravo 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Metepec 86 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- San Miguel Zinacantepec 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Toluca 89 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- MnCuauIxca1, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite5, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- StreetIxacateopan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ChurchIxcateopan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CuauhIxcateopan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AltarCuauhtemoc3, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ClockIxcateopan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ObjectsCuauh3, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ObjectsCuauh2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ObjectsCuauh1, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AltarCuauhtemocIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PaintingCuauhMus, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BannerCuauIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ObjectsCuauh4, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AltarCuauhtemoc2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BonesCuauhtemoc, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VisitorsCuauIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ViewMuseoCuauIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MunPalaceIxcateopan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TianguisIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CherubDoorIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FacdeAtriumCuauIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PortalCuauIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- StreetIxcateopan2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopan, Guerrero, Jacqui2003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Equidad de género, Jacqui2003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TianguisIxca2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TortShopIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CemetaryIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ChapelIxca, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MonCuauIxca2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite1, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SouthIxcateopan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixateopansite10, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EntranceIxcaSte, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite13, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite7, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite4, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixcateopansite6, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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