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Yehualtepec


Coordinates: 18 ° 47'N 97 ° 39'W
Yehualtepec is one of the 217 municipalities in the state of Puebla. It has an area of ​​170,000 square kilometers, putting on the location of the other 78 municipalities in the state.

Place names

Provine Yehualtepec name of yahualli Nahuatl meaning "circle roundness or" c tepetl which means "hill" meaning "on". Together meaning "In the roundness of the hill."

Geographic Location

Located in Puebla Mixtec, taking their geographical coordinates in parallel 18º 44'42 "and 18 ° 49'54" north latitude and the meridians 97º 18'36 "and 97º 33'00" west longitude. It is located 2,100 meters above sea level. It has an area of ​​170.95 km2. It has twelve locations: Yehualtepec (municipal head), San Juan Ocotlán, San Gabriel Tetzoyocan, Zozutla, Rancho Chico, Tlacomulco San Mateo, San Pedro Azcona, Agua Azul, San Francisco and San Martin Cuautlan Llano Grande.

History

San Simon Yehualtepec, was also known as Hoaltepeque, Yehualtepeque, Guatepeque and Ezcatepec, was founded by Nahua groups in the preprehispanica time.
In 1588 the first guild and the first church congregation, with the help of the bishop of Tlaxcala Don Diego Romana is created.


In 1895 it is set free municipality.

Places [edit]
Temple of St. Simon and St. Jude.
Teteles or the ruins of the old Tecamachalco.
Springs (Chichipica, Hauehuete and Temazcal.)

Religion

As in most of the municipalities of Puebla, the predominant religion is Roman Catholic, Protestant or evangelical having also.

Significant figures
José González Soto, benefactor. It was promoter of the construction of canals for drinking water from the springs.
Francisco Javier Guadarrama, pastor and writer.
Juan Contreras, revolutionary. He was known for his charity, and became candidate as deputy.