History Actopan, Hidalgo

actopan 1950.

it estimated toltecas arrived area close actopan in 674. year 1117, indigenous group called chichimecas arrived actopan , mixquiahuila. in 1113, xide gave actopan name “mañutzi”. actopan under rule of chichimecas until emperor moctezuma ii added area actopan dominion. in 1521, indigenous otomies helped leader cuauhtémoc defend mexico against spanish colonizers.

juan gonzalez ponce de leon 1 of first spaniards given encomendero status on actopan in 1520s.

the movement convert population roman catholicism begin in 1526 augustine friars. year 1548 temple , monastery in actopan had been built. declared historic , artistic monument on february 2, 1933.

in 1531 actopan put under jurisdiction of corregidor of iscuincuitlapilco. 1568 made separate jurisdiction own alcaldia mayor. yolotepec within these domains. of 1791 population consisted of 20,000 indios, 2,291 mestizos, 54 pardos , 1,474 spaniards (this both creolles , peninsulares, , included people indigenous ancestry).

actopan consist of more 20 communities, of names derive otomi language.

chronology of important dates

san nicolás tolentino temple , ex-monastery.

1546- actopan’s founding year.

1865- state of hidalgo divided 3 departments: huejutla, tulancingo , tula.

1868- president of mexico, benito juarez, created state of hidalgo.

1946- on may 10, actopan declared city.