Before the Spanish conquest, this was the capital of an extensive
Aztec tributary province which also included
Iguala,
Huitzuco,
Teloloapan,
Ixcateopan,
Chilapa,
Cuetzala,
Cocula, Oztoma and Alahuixtlan. Tribute from this province consisted of cotton clothing, warrior costumes, grain, honey, jade,
copal, gourds, and copper axes. Both
Nahuatl and
Chontal were spoken here, as well as Matlame (probably
Matlatzinca) in smaller numbers. There was an Aztec garrison here. ==References==