Zapalinamé was the leader of the
Huachichil tribe that along with other leaders such as
Maquisaco,
Maquemachichihuac and
Cilavan fought against the Spaniard invasion in the 16th century in what now is the metropolitan area of
Saltillo
Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...
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Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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See also
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Serranía de Zapalinamé
The Serranía de Zapalinamé, also known as the Sierra de Zapalinamé is a mountain range and protected area of northeastern Mexico. The city of Saltillo lies immediately north of the mountains.
The range is a westward extension of the Sierra Mad ...
Mesoamerican people
16th-century indigenous people of the Americas
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