Atotonilco El Grande

Atotonilco El Grande
Town and municipality
Central Atotonilco el Grande
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Coordinates: 20°40′N 98°40′W / 20.667°N 98.667°W / 20.667; -98.667
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipality	Atotonilco El Grande
Government
• Federal electoral district	Hidalgo's 3rd
Area
• Total	426.6 km^2 (164.7 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	23,823
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Website	atotonilcoelgrande.gob.mx

Atotonilco El Grande is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 426.6 km² (164.7 sq mi).

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 23,823.^[1]

History

In prehispanic times, Atotonilco was an Otomi settlement, though there were also some Nahuas. Atotonilco was a city-state that had subject towns, of which Acatlán and Huasca de Ocampo (then known as Cuachquezaloyan) were the major two. Maguey was an important resource of the region. Atotonilco was conquered by Moctezuma I, and became the center of a tributary province which grew with later conquests, including Tulancingo. It offered mantas, warrior costumes, and staple foods as tribute to the Aztecs.^[2]

References

1. "Atotonilco El Grande". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
2. Berdan, Frances (1996). Aztec imperial strategies. Washington, D.C: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. pp. 290–291. ISBN 9780884022114.