Juxtlahuaca

Santiago Juxtlahuaca is a Mexican city, head of the municipality of the same name. It is positioned inside the north end of the municipality and has approximately 10,000 populations consistent with the last census finished. The city is famous for its proficient artisans of wood and leather, who provide shape to the mask and costumes of the exceptional dances representative of the area.

Juxtlahuaca is one of the oldest cities within the Oaxacan Mixteca. Its basis dates back to pre Hispanic instances and it turned into recognized at that time as Yosocuiya what in the Mixtec language method Llano del ano. Around the year 1536 the primary Dominican friars arrived at this manor and commenced the process of evangelization, dealing with to persuade the natives to come back all the way down to populate the valley. In 1542 the foundation of Santiago Juxtlahuaca is concretized already in place wherein it is today. During the colonial period Juxtlahuaca was entrusted to extraordinary Spanish corregidores who administered this and different close by towns. However, the indigenous population becomes allowed to maintain an internal government in accordance with their customs.