Cutzamala de Pinzón is a city, and the seat of Cutzamala de Pinzón Municipality, in the

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. As of 2020 the town has a population of 4,717. It is located in the far northwestern part of the state, on the border with

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Etymology

The name Cutzamala comes from a

Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...

word ''cutzamallot'' meaning "rainbow"; hence, "Place of Rainbows.” It was known to Purepecha speakers as "Apatzingani,” which has the same meaning. An alternative theory suggests it is derived from the Nahuatl word ''cutzamatl,'' meaning "weasel."

History

19th Century

The first battle in the

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region happened in Cutzamala in 1810. In 1860, during the

Reform War The Reform War, or War of Reform ( es, Guerra de Reforma), also known as the Three Years' War ( es, Guerra de los Tres Años), was a civil war in Mexico lasting from January 11, 1858 to January 11, 1861, fought between liberals and conservativ ...

, Cutzamala was besieged by the Liberals with a force of 4,500 men in the Siege of Cutzamala. The Liberals eventually won the town. Eutimio Pinzón, often considered the hero of Cutzamala, was the general who defended the town during the

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in 1874.

Demographics

The population of Cutzamala as of 2020 is 4,717.

References

1st. Official Webpage
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