Amula was a colonial province of
New Spain
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from the mid-16th century until 1821. It corresponded with the modern municipalities of
Zapotitlán de Vadillo
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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,345.
The indigenous i ...
,
Tuxcacuesco
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Economy
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,
Cuautitlán de García Barragán
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and
Tolimán.
Prior to the Spanish incursion the area was split between the states of
Amole,
Cozolapa,
Tuxcacuexco and possibly
Tzapotitlan. Amole also had two dependent states,
Copalla and
Teotitlan.
The indigenous inhabitants primarily spoke languages of the
western Otomi group which was distinct from the language of the
Otomi people
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of modern
Hidalgo
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* Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility
* Hidalgo (surname)
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* Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico
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although it may have been related. The main languages were
Amultecan,
Bapame,
Pino
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and
Zapoteco
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(not to be confused with the
Zapotec languages
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of
Oaxaca
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). Amole and its neighboring states defeated
Purépecha
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attempts to invade the area early in the 16th century.
The Spanish took over the area in 1523. By the early 1530s it was formed into the province of Amyla y Tuscacuesco although the name was shortened to just Amula. Religious change in the area was slower with the Franciscans first arriving in the 1540s but no permanent church organization formed until 1579.
Sources
*Gerhard, Peter. ''Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain''. Cambridge: University Press, 1972. p. 46-48.
History of Mexico