San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca

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San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca
Municipality and town
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San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°43′N97°19′W / 17.717°N 97.317°W / 17.717; -97.317
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Oaxaca
Area
 • Total
17.26 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
2,863
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca is a small town and municipality located in the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and the center of the Coixtlahuaca district. The name "Coixtlahuaca" means 'plain of snakes' in the Nahuatl language. One of the most significant indigenous pictorial manuscripts from the region is the Lienzo Seler Coixtlahuaca II.

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Town

The town was founded by the Chocholtecs in 37 AD. Their last emperor was Atonaltzin, who fought against the Mexicas. He was defeated twice, the second by Moctezuma II, who conquered much of the area. [1]

It is located in the northeast part of the state of Oaxaca, 2,100 meters above sea level [1] near the Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway. [2] It contains the Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Church of Saint John the Baptist), completed in 1576. The church is of Renaissance style with rose windows, sculptures, and a main entrance with dozens of recesses. It also has a Baroque-style altarpiece (retablo). [2]

Municipality

As municipal seat, San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:

Church and Former Convento of San Juan Bautista, Coixtlahuaca Ex-Convento Coixtlahuaca.JPG
Church and Former Convento of San Juan Bautista, Coixtlahuaca

References

  1. 1 2 "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México ESTADO DE OAXACA,SAN JUAN BAUTISTA COIXTLAHUACA" . Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  2. 1 2 Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz (August 2007). "La Mixteca y sus fabulosos conventos". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca. 137: 80.

17°43′N97°19′W / 17.717°N 97.317°W / 17.717; -97.317

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