AboutDaniel Hogan Expertise I am knowledgable about Mexican history, especially the Mexican-American, and Revolutionary wars. I am also fluent in Spanish. Furthermore, I have primary knowledge about the Mexican Revolution of 1910 due to my grandfather participating in it. I am also a Mexican-American War reenactor. can ONLY answer q`s about Mexican history.
Experience Have traveled extensively in Mexico, gone to all the major archaeological sites, museums, and some out-of-the-way places only locals go to. I am also a bilingual school teacher and I help translate official and technical type documents.
Question My question is, I want to know the name of the group of people who lived in the part of Guanajuato Mexico, before the Aztecs expanded their empire and took over the area. Thank you for you help.
Enrique :o)
Answer Enrique,
My category is 19th century Mexican History, but I can still help you. The pre-Columbian cultures of Mexico were sort of mixed together and it is sometimes hard to determine when one culture ended and when another began. They more than likely evolved by assimilation, interbreeding, and the general mixing of peoples rather than conquest or takeover. Before the Aztec Empire, the part of central Mexico where Guanajuato is located would have been considered part of the Toltec people. This was from about 900-1200AD. Then it was slowly assimilated by the Chichimecs, most of whom were probably desceneded from the Toltecs, and then after 1500 would have been controlled by the Aztecs. Again, the Aztecs claimed to be descendants of the Toltecs. So you see, it is not so simple. A good site that has a chronological history of this is: http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/arch/mexchron.html#LC
You'll see that it is difficult to determine which culture was where and when.
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Daniel Hogan
