Santa María Ahuacatitlán
Encyclopedia
Santa Maria Ahuacatitlán is a village in the municipality of Cuernavaca
, in the state of Morelos
, Mexico
. Ahuacatitlán means "place among aguacates" (avocados).
and villages such as San Pedro Huertas to the north. On its eastern borders are the towns of Chamilpa and Ocotepec. In the south is Buena Vista and to the east Colonia del Bosque.
From Mexico City
, the village can be reached by the Federal Mexico - Cuernavaca highway.
, Santa Maria Ahuacatitlan was formed when a portion of inhabitants of Cuernavaca fled the main city upon the approach of Hernán Cortés
.
Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established at the archeological site of Gualupita I by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago...
, in the state of Morelos
Morelos
Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Ahuacatitlán means "place among aguacates" (avocados).
Location
Santa Maria Ahuacatitlán is located north of the city of Cuernavaca in Morelos. It borders HuitzilacHuitzilac
Huitzilac is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at and at an altitude of 2,561 m. above sea level.The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name...
and villages such as San Pedro Huertas to the north. On its eastern borders are the towns of Chamilpa and Ocotepec. In the south is Buena Vista and to the east Colonia del Bosque.
From Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, the village can be reached by the Federal Mexico - Cuernavaca highway.
History
According to records of the city of CuernavacaCuernavaca
Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established at the archeological site of Gualupita I by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago...
, Santa Maria Ahuacatitlan was formed when a portion of inhabitants of Cuernavaca fled the main city upon the approach of Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...
.