Cocollán

The Chiefdom of Cocollán (meaning "place of undulations") was a pre-Columbian state founded by Coca tribes in present-day central Jalisco, Mexico.

Chiefdom of Cocollán

Cacicazgo de Cocollán
1100–1521
Coat of arms
CapitalCocollán
Common languagesCoca
GovernmentChiefdom
Chief 
• 1100–?
Huehuetztlatzin
• 1510–1521
Citlali
Historical eraPre-Columbian
• Established
1100
• Disestablished
1521
CurrencyTribute
Succeeded by
Viceroyalty of New Spain

Foundation

The ancient Chiefdom of Cocollán was founded by Coca tribes, former residents of the Chiefdom of Tonalá, sometime during the 12th century by Huehuetztlatzin.[1] Cocollán's tributaries were Santa Ana Acatlán, Tizapanito (present-day Villa Corona), Xilotepetque, Tecolotlán, Atengo, and Tenamaxtlán.[1]

The city of Cocollán was destroyed in the 16th century, which caused the inhabitants to move westward toward near what is now Tlajomulco de Zúñiga in 1509. The Tlajomulcans drove the Cocolláns off their territory, and they transported back to their old site in Santa Ana Acatlán, where they stayed until 1519.

In 1519, the Cocolláns went back to the top of a mountain that runs from east to west in order to build the town of Cocollán again, where they remained until the arrival of the Spanish.

In 1521, with Citlali as cacique,[1] Cocollán was discovered and conquered by the Spaniard Alonso de Avalos, who incorporated it into the Avalos Province.[1]

Rulers
  • Huehuetzlatzin
  • Citlali (meaning "star") was the last of the Cocollán chiefs. He participated in the Salitre War.

Subjugated villages

References
  1. "Jalisco - Cocula". Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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