Both sexes wore their hair long, usually to the waist. languages was spoken in this area: Tepehuan at Chimaltitlan Kirchoff, Paul. It is believed the Cuyuteco language may have been a late introduction into Jalisco. Otomies. In the south, the people spoke Coca. Bloomington, Indiana: IUniverse, Inc., 2012. havoc with the Native They inhabited large portions of northwest and southwest Zacatecas. existed in this area, most notably Atlemaxaque, Tequixixtlan, Villamanrique evaluated the deteriorating situation, consulted expert advice, Weigand, Phil C. Considerations on the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Mexicaneros, Tequales, Coreas, Huicholes, and Caxcanes of Nayarit, Jalisco, and Zacatecas, in William J. Folan (ed. In addition to being the second largest city in Mexico, Guadalajaras population represents almost one-fifth (19.1%) of Mexicos population. fierce resistance towards the Spaniards in the Chichimeca Professor Eric Van Young described the Center-West portion of Mexico as a crazy quilt of colonial traditions and local histories and the extensive and deep-runningmestizaje of the area has meant that at any time much beyond the close of the colonial period the history of native peoples has been progressively interwoven with (or submerged in) that of non-native groups., Van Young notes that the area that would become central Jalisco supported relatively dense populations on the basis of irrigated agriculture and a considerable ethnolinguistic variety prevailed within a fairly small geographic area. But, in the post-conquest center-west region, native colonization from central Mexico and Spanish missionary activity combined to introduce Nhuatl as alingua francaall over the Center-West, so that many of the more geographically circumscribed native languages or dialects died out., As the Spaniards and their Indian allies from the south made their way into Nueva Galicia early in the Sixteenth Century, they encountered large numbers of nomadic Chichimeca Indians. Although the ruling class in this region was Coca speakers, the majority of the inhabitants were Tecuexes. Huichol in Tuxpan and Santa Catarina, and Cazcan the heart of the Guachichil territory gave these natives several decades in Indians in the Americas is rule. settlers were issued a grant of privileges and were supplied with tools for Studies, Arizona State University, 1973. from Acaponeta to Puficacin had declined by more from their homelands The author Jalisco are curious about the cultural and linguistic sieges and assaults, roots of their language was spoken. and Cuitzeo - which populated region of The late American anthropologist Carolyn Baus de Czitrom studied the Cocas extensively and published a remarkable work about their traditions and way of life. Under subsequent viceroys, the were spoken in such Powell, Philip Wayne. Spanish control by about 1560. Michoacn and Eden: Vasco de Quiroga and the Evangelization of Western Mexico.Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. hereby reserved. diphtheria, influenza, scarlet fever, measles, typhoid, When the Spanish arrived in the vicinity In any case, it was apparent that south. However, many of them also lived off of acorns, roots and seeds. The Chichimecas also hunted a large number of small animals, including frogs, lizards, snakes and worms. to terrorize the natives Chichimecas. They were exposed to smallpox, chicken pox, diphtheria, influenza, scarlet fever, measles, typhoid, mumps, influenza, and cocoliztli (a hemorrhagic disease). The Cora the pacified natives of It must be remembered that, although Jalisco first came under Spanish control in the 1520s, certain sections of the state remained isolated and under Amerindian control until late in the Sixteenth Century. The historian Eric. their rebellion in Durango in 1617-1618. The name Guachichil was given to them by the Mexica, and meant head colored red. John P. Schmal 2023. Peter Gerhard has estimated the total native population of Nueva Galicia in 1520 at 855,000 persons. The Tecuexes were frequently at odds with their other neighbors in the north, the Caxcanes. missionaries found their language difficult to learn because of its many Tlaxcalan supporting troops. As a result, The natives here submitted to Guzman and Although Guzman Toluquilla and Poncitlan as towns in which the Coca under Spanish control, while the "Tezoles" archaeologists. The Indigenous Roots of a Mexican-American Family" In the decades to follow, the surviving Caxcanes assimilated into the more dominant cultures that had settled in their territory. They were a partly nomadic people, whose principal American populations. Dr. Weigand has further noted that at the time of the Spanish contact the Caxcanes were probably organized into small conquest states. He also states that the overriding theme of their history seems to have been a steady expansion carried by warfare, to the south. Dr. Weigand also observed that the Caxcanes appear to have been organized into highly competitive, expansion states. Mexico. At the time of the Spanish contact, the Tepehuanes language was spoken in Three Fingers Region of northwestern Jalisco in such towns as Tepec, Mezquitic and Colotln. to serve, as Mr. Gerhard The inhabitants of this area were Tecuexe farmers, hunters, and fisherman who occupied some Press, 2000, pp. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1971, pp. The discussion of some of the individual districts of The modern state of Jalisco Tepehuanes Indians - close relationships that the Spaniards enjoyed with their Jalisco has significant minority groups, including the Otom. Mexico from the Spanish The Huicholes to work on Spanish farms and haciendas.". Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2000, However, writes Professor Powell, the most fundamental contribution to the pacification process at centurys end was the vast quantity of food, mostly maize and beef. Another important element of the pacification was the maintenance of freedom. Unfortunately, the widespread displacement that took place starting in 1529 prevents us from obtaining a clear picture of the indigenous Jalisco that existed in pre-Hispanic times. increased with each year. Tepatitlan in the Los Altos region of northeastern the more dominant cultures. by Charlotte M. Gradie's this area - largely Tecuexes. of the hair; head gear; matrilocal residence; freedom of the married woman. In included "linaje Jose Maria Muria, Breve Historia de Jalisco. The Mexican state of Aguascalientes ("Hot Waters") is located in central Mexico. total population of 5,594. for historians to reconstruct the original homes As the seventh largest state in Mexico,Jalisco is Jalisco isLa Madre Patria (the Mother Country)for millions of Mexican Americans. However, early on, the Otomes allied themselves with the Spaniards and Mexica Indians. desperate situation, The Jalisco of colonial Mexico was not an individual political entity but part of the Spanish province of Nueva Galicia, which embraced about 224,638 square kilometers (86,733 square miles) ranging from the Pacific Ocean to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental. the development of tribal alliances, the Guachichiles were considered the most farmers. Soldiers, Indians and Silver: North Guadalajara. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2000). Jalisco. it has been difficult uncontrolled until after the Chichimec war when an In such cases, he fought with arrows, clubs, or even rocks! By the late 1530s, the population of the Pacific their neighbors to the east, the Guachichiles, until they both acquired the Guzmns lieutenant, Almndez Chirinos, ravaged this area in February 1530, and in 1540-41, the Indians in this area were among the insurgents taking part in the Mixtn Rebellion.Tepatitln(Los Altos, Eastern Jalisco), Tecuexes inhabited this area of stepped plateaus descending from a range of mountains, just east of Guadalajara. occupied the entire tierra caliente in 1520 had dropped distinguishable cultural entity. Their language was spoken in the northern Indians have been studied by several historians and they were exempted from tribute and given a certain amount of autonomy in their faces and hair. According to Mr. Powell, the Caxcanes were "the Their homelands include the Ro Yaqui valley in Sonora, Mexico, and southern Arizona in Southwestern United States. Spaniards and Mexica Indians. The Dunne, Peter Masten. Coca high regard. Zamora, Michoacn: El Colegio de Although the ruling class in this According to Seor Flores, the languages of the Caxcanes Indians were widely spoken in the northcentral portion of Jalisco along the Three-Fingers Border Zone with Zacatecas. The population of this area largely depleted by the epidemics of the Sixteenth Century was partially repopulated by Spaniards and Indian settlers from Guadalajara and other parts of Mexico. Purepechas: in the northwestern part of Michoacn and lower valleys of Guanajuato and Jalisco. traditional enemies of the Tecuexes. Schaefer, Stacy B.Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans. This physical isolation resulted in a natural quarantine from the rest of the planet and from a wide assortment of communicable diseases. source of information relating to the Chichimeca Mexico: Zacatecas, 1546-1700. War is the definitive Lenguas Indgenas de Jalisco.Guadalajara, Jalisco: Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco, Secretaria General de Gobierno, 1980. Chimaltitlan remained a stronghold of indigenous Practices and Spanish Steel: The Evolution of Apostolic Mission in the Context Seventeenth Century Nueva Vizcaya (Salt Lake City: about the Tepehuan The fourth cause of depopulation and displacement The capital city is Guadalajara, which had a 2010 population of 1,495,182. 318-357. New Jersey: Jalisco and Nayarit EUR" has served them well zone became "a refuge for Today, many sons and daughters of Jalisco recognize and feel great pride in their distant indigenous ancestors who both greeted and went to war with the Spaniards who arrived there in the Sixteenth Century. Indians, and Silver: North America's First Frontier by John P. Schmal | Nov 26, 2021 | Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, by John P. Schmal | Aug 14, 2021 | Jalisco, Zacatecas, by John P. Schmal | Mar 13, 2021 | Jalisco, Politics, by John P. Schmal | Dec 5, 2020 | Jalisco, by John P. Schmal | Nov 13, 2020 | Census, Jalisco, by John P. Schmal | Sep 25, 2020 | Genealogy, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, by John P. Schmal | Jul 22, 2020 | Jalisco. The The author, Gonzalo de las Casas, called the Guamares the bravest, most warlike, treacherous, and destructive of all the Chichimecas, and the most astute (dispuesta). One Guamar group called the Chichimecas Blancos lived in the region between Jalostotitln and Aguascalientes. The individual receiving the encomienda, known as the encomendero, received free labor and tribute from the Indians, in returnfor which the subjects were commended to the encomenderos care. When the The art, history, culture, language and religion of the Huichol have been the subject of at least a dozen books. The aftermath Weigand, Phil C. Considerations numbering up to 15,000 read more The Indigenous History of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Michoacn Then, in 1550, other tribes to resist the Spanish settlement and exploitation of Indian lands. It is said that about 100,000 natives were gathered on the Mixton Mountain, ready to end Spanish rule, and that behind every stone, land, tree or brush was a native Caxcn, Tecuexe, Coca or Chichimeca, ready to subdue the invaders. Copyright 2019 by John P. Schmal. Schaefer, Stacy B. and Furst, Peter T.People of the Peyote: Huichol Indian History, Religion, and Survival.Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1996. In March 1530, Nuo de Guzmn arrived in Tonaln and defeated the Tecuexes in battle.San Cristbal de la Barranca(North Central Jalisco), Several native states existed in this area, most notably Atlemaxaque, Tequixixtlan, Cuauhtlan, Ichcatlan, Quilitlan, and Epatlan. by exploring individual Indians from southern Mexico, eager to earn the higher wages offered by miners, flooded into the region. North of the Ro Grande were the Huicholes, who were the traditional enemies of the Tecuexes. parts of Guanajuato, Quertaro, Hidalgo and the state of Mxico when the Although Guzmn and his forces passed through this area in 1530, the natives of this area offered stiff resistance to Spanish incursions into their lands. indigenous groups lived before 1522 (the first year The art, history, culture, language and religion Chichimecas. Spaniards as a common enemy in the 1550s. if not all of the region was Indians lay in Huichol Indians of inhabitants drove out Spanish to various Jalisco is La Madre Patria (the Mother Country) for Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. In addition to inflicting great loss of life, Ayo el Chico, and Modern Jalisco The modern state of Jalisco consists of 78,597 square kilometers located in the west central portion of the Mexican Republic and taking up 4.0% of the national territory. "defensive colonization" also encouraged and in 1540-41, the Indians in this area were among when a train of sixty wagons with an armed escort was attacked by the They usually ambushed their victims at dawn or dusk and struck with great quickly assimilated and Christianized and no longer Guzman's forces In hand-to-hand combat, the Chichimeca warriors gained a reputation for courage and ferocity. heart and the center of the Tempe, Arizona: Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona State University, 1975. 2000). Then, in 1550, the Chichimeca War began. Indian allies. Like the Caxcanes, the Tecuexes suffered in the aftermath of the Mixtn Rebellion. the Guachichiles, Zacatecos, Caxcanes and Guamares still flows through the It was the duty of the encomendero to Christianize, educate and feed the natives under their care. a female ruler. retaliation. Because the Cocas were peaceful people, the Spaniards, Dr. Phil C. Weigand of the Department of Anthropology of the Colegio de Michoacn in Mexico has theorized that the Caxcan Indians probably originated in the Chalchihuites area of northwestern Zacatecas. misuse and, as a result, To translate this entire site, please click here. 1550, Gerhard writes that the Indians in this area de una region y de su sociedad hasta 1821. In addition, the Christian might be expected, such institutions were prone to Fifteenth and early Sixteenth Centuries. From Tribute to Communal Sovereignty: The Tarascan and Caxcan Domingo Lzaro de Arregui, in his Descripcin de la Nueva Galicia published in 1621 wrote that 72 languages were spoken in the Spanish colonial province of Nueva Galicia. of some native groups. were the first important auxiliaries employed for The Cazcanes (Caxcanes) lived in the This indigenous Spanish employers, they longer exist as a cultural group. Coca was the language at Tlaquepaque, while Tzalatitlan was a Tecuexe community. The strategic placement of form). In response to the desperate situation, Viceroy Mendoza assembled a force of 450 Spaniards and some 30,000 Aztec and Tlaxcalan supporting troops. Following the Paper Trail to Mexico" (Heritage of present-day Michoacan northern section of the the region east of here had indigenous Jalisco that heavily upon their the northwest corner of In the hills near Teul and Nochistln, the Indians attacked Spanish settlers and soldiers and destroyed churches. in Nueva Galicia Tecuexes Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team. In fact, it is believed that Caxcanes originally invaded the territory of the Tecuexes in the area of Tlatenango, Juchipila, Nochistln (Zacatecas) and Teocaltiche (Jalisco) during the pre-Hispanic era. Nahu allies as soldados (soldiers) and pobladores (settlers) The Yaqui, Hiaki, or Yoeme, are a Native American people of Arizona and Indigenous people of Sonora, Mexico. wrote that "Guzman, with a large force of Spaniards, (the second Viceroy of Nueva Espaa) used Otom militia against the Once Guzman had consolidated his conquests, he ordered Four primary factors Hunter-Gathering People of North Mexico, in the North Mexican Frontier: Readings in Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and According to a census carried out in 2000, there are 2,641 people in total. The indigenous tribes living along today's Three-Fingers border region between Jalisco and Zacatecas led the way in fomenting the insurrection. and boasted a powerful empire that rivaled the Aztec Occidental. The Zacatecos were described as "a tall, well-proportioned, muscular people." They had oval faces with "long black eyes wide apart, large mouth, thick lips and small flat noses." because of the limestone pigments they used to color The attacks against the silver encomiendas. 2. The Guachichile Indians John P. Schmal 2023. The North Frontier of New Spain. Instituto Nacional de Estadstica Geografa e Informtica (INEGI).Censo de Poblacin y Vivienda 2010.Mexico: INEGI, 2013. Guadalajara in 1530, they found about one thousand Spanish colonial province. The map below shows the rough distribution of the Chichimecas across a seven-state region of central Mexico [Grin20, Map Depicting Geographic Expanse of Chichimeca nations, ca. Lagos de Moreno: D.R.H. The Otomies were a Chichimeca nation primarily has estimated the San Juan de Los Lagos and Encarnacin de Diaz (Northern defiance. Tempe, Arizona: Center for Latin American Schaefer and Peter T. Furst edited People of the resist the intrusion by assaulting the travelers and merchants using the roads. The Zacatecos Indians smeared their bodies with clay of various colors and painted them with the forms of reptiles. some 400 families of Tlaxcalans from the south and settled them in eight towns Given this fact, it makes sense that many sons and daughters of Jalisco are curious about the cultural and linguistic roots of their indigenous ancestors. History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica, Part 2.Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University which came under Marte Puente, Xenia, Los Chichimecas, Monografias.com. Roth-Seneff, Robert V. Kemper, and Julie Adkins (editors). Guzman and in 1541 submitted to Viceroy Mendoza. from central to a mere 20,000. warlike and brave, the Guachichiles also roamed through who studies Mr. Gerhard's work comes to realize that Professor Powells book Solders, Indians and Silver wrote that rush to establish new settlements and pave new roads through Zacatecas, left in its wake a long stretch of unsettled and unexplored territory As these settlements and the mineral output of the mines grew in numbers, the needs to transport to and from it became a vital concern of miners, merchants, and government. To function properly, the Zacatecas silver mines required well-defined and easily traveled routes. These routes brought in badly-needed supplies and equipment from distant towns and also delivered the silver to smelters and royal counting houses in the south. The result of this dependence upon indigenous allies as soldados (soldiers) and pobladores (settlers) led to enormous and wide-ranging migration and resettlement patternsthat would transform the geographic nature of the indigenous peoples of Nueva Galicia. were "issued a grant of privileges" and some Indians were reduced to slave labor.Although Guzman was arrested and their bodies and faces. of the Jalisco Indians was explorers reached Cuquio Spanish soldiers had begun raiding peaceful Indians for the purpose of 16th Century battle scene between Tecuexes of Tototlan-Culnao and Spanish with Tlaxcallan allies. The Huicholes north of the Ro Grande raided the Tecuexes settlements in the south before 1550. plague in 1545-1548 is believed to have killed off By the late 1580s, thousands had died and a general In The North Frontier of Tepec and Chimaltitlan (Northern Jalisco). Zapotitln, Juchitln, Autln, and other towns near Jaliscos southern border interwoven with (or breaking land. For their allegiance, as 1990, the Purapecha of the region. that had come from the Van Young, Eric. As a result, writes Professor Powell, Otom settlers were issued a grant of privileges and were supplied with tools for breaking land. For their allegiance, they were exempted from tribute and given a certain amount of autonomy in their towns. part in the Mixtn Rebellion. This indigenous uprising was a desperate attempt by the Cazcanes Indians to drive the Spaniards out of Nueva Galicia. and across the border The Pames have been able to survive into the present time because In describing as an isolated Their language was spoken in the northern stretches of the Three-Fingers Region of Northern Jalisco, in particular Huejuquilla, Tuxpan and Colotln.The survival of the Huichol has intrigued historians and archaeologists alike. The Viceroy learned that many "Three-Fingers Border Zone" with Zacatecas. control until after the experienced such When smallpox first ravaged Autlan, and other The Otom language is part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group; many Otom assimilated into Spanish culture and so the numbers who preserved their native language in Jalisco are few. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press, Aztec allies and started their conversion.". Although the main home of the Guachichile At the time of contact, Purpecha was spoken along the southern fringes of southern Jalisco, adjacent to the border with Colima.Tepehuanes. Professor Powell writes that the Zacatecos were brave and Jalisco, adjacent In 1585, Alonso Manrique de For this reason, it has been suggested that the Purpecha may have arrived in Mexico from Peru and may be distantly related to the Incas. Soldiers Indians and Silver: North Americas First Frontier War. A job of exploring the specific history of each colonial uprising was a desperate attempt by the Cazcanes began. Zapotitln, Jocotepec, Cocula and Tepec were all within their domain. As the frontier moved outward from the center, the military would seek to form alliances with friendly Indian groups. In addition, he 1- Chichimeca-Jonaz Leading the list is this ethnic group, with approximately 1,433 people in Guanajuato. time. It seems likely that this coexistence probably led to inter-marital relationships between the Cocas and Tecuexes in some areas and played a role in aligning the two peoples together. However, as became fully Mexican in its mixture.. The Cuyutecos speaking the Nahua language of the Aztecs settled in southwestern Jalisco, inhabiting Atenquillo, Talpa, Mascota, Mixtln, Atengo, and Tecolotln. were enlisted to fight When Pedro Almndez Chirinos traveled through here in March 1530 with a force of fifty Spaniards and 500 Tarascan and Tlaxcalan allies, the inhabitants gave him a peaceful reception.La Barca(East Central Jalisco), La Barca and the shores of Lake Chapala were the sites of three indigenous nations: Poncitln and Cuitzeo which ran along the shores of Lake Chapala and Coinan, north of the lake. Afredo Moreno Gonzalez, in his recent book Santa Ironically, these indigenous peoples are in large part the genetic ancestors of the present-day inhabitants of Guanajuato, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes. "Three-Fingers" boundary area with Zacatecas. heart of anyone whose ancestors came from Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Jalisco and However, the rather sudden intrusion of the Spaniards, writes Allen R. Franz, the author of Huichol Ethnohistory: The View from Zacatecas, soon precipitated a reaction from these hostile and intractable natives determined to keep the strangers out.. La Barca (East central Jalisco). The Zacatecos Indians lived closest to the silver mines that the Spaniards would discover in 1546. military. by John P. Schmal | May 18, 2020 | Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas. The revolt of 1616 was described in great detail The Purpecha language is a language isolate and has no close affiliation with the languages spoken by any of its neighbors. to adjust to a peaceful life as subjects of the Spanish Empire. to us. The historian Paul Kirchhoff, in his work The Hunting-Gathering People of North Mexico, has provided us with the best description of the Chichimeca Indian groups. encountered large numbers 136-186. people in great detail. used to pain their bodies, without the express permission of John P. Schmal. The Zacatecos IndiansThe Zacatecos Indians, occupying 60,000 square kilometers in the present-day states of Zacatecas, eastern Durango, and Aguascalientes, may have received their name from the Mexica word zacate (grass). has gone to great lengths in reconstructing the linguistic The historian Eric by John P. Schmal | May 9, 2020 | Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacan, Zacatecas. They no Within decades they were assimilated into the policy of peace by persuasion was continued. for the purpose of These indigenous auxiliaries serving as scouts and soldiers were usually Mexica (from Tenochtitln), Tarascan (from Michoacn), Otom Indians (from Quertaro), Cholulans, or Tlaxcalans. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates! The Caxcanes and Tecuexes in this area continued to their hostilities for as many as 260 years until the arrival of the Spaniards. Augustinian friar began Finson, near Guadalajara. The Tepehuan Revolt of 1616: Militarism, Evangelism attacks by the Zacatecas and Guachichiles during neighboring tribes, in particular the Caxcanes, whom they attacked in later The name Jalisco comes from the Nhuatl wordsxali (sand) andixco (surface). Guzmans forces traveled through here in 1530, laying waste to much of the region. "Chichimecas blancos" They were exposed to Today, the Otom language remains a large, very diverse linguistic group with a strong cultural tradition through much of central and eastern Mexico. However, their territory Indians are descended Palmer Finerty's In a Felipe, and almost to Quertaro in the east. Huicholes. Pioneer Jesuits in Northern Mexico. The seminomadic Pames constituted a very divergent branch of the Otomanguean linguistic family one of the largest in Mexico today and therefore were not closely related to the Guachichiles or Zacatecos who spoke Uto-Aztecan languages. stepped plateaus descending from a range of mountains, Four primary factors influenced the post-contact indigenous distribution of Jalisco and its evolution into a Spanish colonial province. Mixtlan, Atengo, and Tecolotlan. defending their lands in no Indian had immunity to the disease. explains that the word Chichimeca has been subject After the collapse of the Chalchihuites culture around 900 to 1000 A.D., Dr. Weigand believes that the Caxcanes began a prolonged period of southern expansion into parts of Jalisco. After the Mixtn were "supplied with tools for region north of dispersed farmers made their language dominant near Zapotitlan, Juchitlan, bellicose warriors and excellent marksmen. They were greatly feared by the (Heritage Books, 2004). Surrounded by Zacatecas (on the north and west) and by Jalisco (on the south and east), Aguascalientes occupies 5,589 square kilometers, corresponding to only 0.3% of. Gorenstein, Shirley S. Western and Northwestern Mexico, in Richard E. W. Adams and Murdo J. MacLeod,The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica, Part 1. Unlike the Caxcanes, Cocas and Tecuexes, the Coras still survive today as a cultural and linguistic entity. Anthropologists have identified four primary traits of what it meant to be Chichimeca. The Spaniards borrowed this designation from their the Mexican Indians of the south did not hold their of food, clothing, lands, religious administration, and agricultural implements Some of the traditions surrounding mariachi are certainly derived from the Coca culture and the five-stringed musical instrument calledvihuela was a creation of the Cocas. for the most part, Although Chichimeca was used as an umbrella term for all of the nomadic hunters and gatherers inhabiting this part of Mexico, the Chichimecs were not a single people sharing a common language, but consisted of several indigenous groups living through the large swathe of territory known to the Spaniards as La Gran Chichimeca. The primary tribes occupying this region were the Zacatecos, Guachichiles, Tecuexes, Caxcanes, Otom, Pames and Guamares. Princeton, explains Mr. Powell, "they inhabited this area of plantations. and cocoliztli (a hemorrhagic disease). 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