Calpan

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Calpan
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality in Puebla
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico
State Puebla
Time zone UTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Calpan is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla. [1]

History

Calpan was a Nahuatl-speaking community prior to the Spanish incursion. During the era of New Spain it was Corregidor of Atrisco. [2]

References

  1. "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 55-56.

19°06′N98°27′W / 19.100°N 98.450°W / 19.100; -98.450