Totonac people

Totonac ( Nahuatl: "People from the hot land") or Tachiwin (also Tachihuiin ) totonakischsprachigen the inhabitants of the central Gulf Coast of Mexico are called. While Totonaca is the given name of the Aztecs, they call themselves Tachiwin.

History

Often them the origins of the classic Gulf Coast cultures were (eg, El Tajín ) attributed, as they populated these areas at the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Evidence for this assumption could not be found so far. Around 1000 AD, spread the Totonac, from mountain areas of Puebla coming up to the Gulf coast. Its center was the city Cempoala about 40 kilometers north of the present city of Vera Cruz, in the same State. The Spanish conquerors estimated the population at 30,000 and admired the underground water pipes in the city. Special Cup acquired the Totonac in the production of hollow ceramic figures, whose freely modeled forms are demonstrated already for the classical period in this area. Likewise, they created many decorated with animal figures alabaster vessels. Around 1460 the Totonac were conquered by the Aztecs and brought gifts. In order to rid yourself of it, the Totonac supported the Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés during his conquest against the Aztecs.