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After Cortes
1519 - Cortes lands in Mexico.
1520 - First cattle land at Tampico
1520 - First smallpox epidemic hits Mexico´s native population
1521 - First African slaves sold in Mexico
1523 - First sugarcane plantations in Los Tuxtlas
1524 - First catholic missionaries arrive
1525 - Santiago Tuxtla is founded, presumably including the Catemaco area.
1530 - San Martin Volcano erupts. (disputed)
1531 - First Virgin of Guadalupe appears near Mexico City
1542 - Indian slavery abolished
1580 - San Andres is mentioned as an estancia of Santiago Tuxtla.
1664 - Volcano San Martin eruption evacuates many Santiago Tuxtla residents to San Andres Tuxtla.
1714 - People from San Andres form "Pesqueria", forerunner of Catemaco.
1718 - A Oaxaca priest arrives in Catemaco carrying the statue of the Virgen del Carmen.
1718 - San Andres becomes a pueblo, separating it from Santiago, and controlling Catemaco.
1774 - The Catemaco municipio is formed.
1793 - San Martin Volcano erupts.
Essentially, because of its geographic isolation, stuck between several major rivers (Papaloapan and
Coatzacoalcos) and the Gulf of Mexico without a functional port and not near any major city except via a
23 day oxcart ride to Mexico City or a week´s boat or horse ride to Veracruz, the Tuxtlas wallowed in their
solitude and assimilated their invadors ranging from conquistadores' offspring to escaped slaves while
regularly getting slammed by major health crisis. A mystical culture bred off them which culminated in the
present day "brujos". (Catemaco´s reputed witches).
1810 - Start of 10 year war of independence from Spain
1823 - With a population of 1100, Catemaco is recognized as a village..
1825 - mentions Canton de Santiago Tuxtla as part of Acayucan.
1826 - San Andres Tuxtla including Catemaco secedes from Santiago Tuxtla.
1830 - San Andres Tuxtla is declared "villa" (town).
1831 - Mecayapan municipio is formed.
1831 - San Pedro Soteapan municipio is formed.
1827 - Mexico abolishes slavery
1825 - San Andres Tuxtla becomes its own Canton (called municipio nowadays)
1850 - Santiago Tuxtlas is named "ciudad" (city).
18?? - Catemaco separates from San Andres Tuxtla and becomes its own municipio
1867 - First Tuxtlas Olmec head mentioned
1881 - Catemaco village is raised to town status, El pueblo de Catemaco, del Cantón de los Tuxtlas.
1887 - The first bridge crossing the Rio Grande de Catemaco is built.
1889 - Pajapan is carved out of Mecayapan.
1893 - San Andres Tuxtla is named "ciudad" (city).
The arrival of a railroad in 1913 along with the large population shifts during Mexico´s revolution against
dictator Porfirio Diaz beginning in 1910 then forcefully dragged the Tuxtlas into the modern age. Land
distribution schemes originating in the revolutionary constitution of 1917 but not fully applied till 1934 then
opened the area to an influx of mestizos from elsewhere in Mexico. This influx exploded after the building
of a paved road in the mid 1950´s connecting Los Tuxtlas to Veracruz city and Acayucan which allowed
huge land grants to impoverished mostly Mexican mestizos from elsewhere in the country to settle into the
fringes of Los Tuxtlas.
1911 & 1916 - Catemaco & San Andres Tuxtla city halls are burned during revolutionary upheavals and
most historic documents are destroyed.
1913 - First railroad train arrives in San Andres Tuxtla
1917 - Emiliano Zapata issues "La Proclama De Los Tuxtlas" in support of the Mexican revolution.
1914 - Mexico publishes first labor law
1923 - First Cebu bulls arrive in Tampico
1923 - Hueyapan de Ocampo is formed from Acayucan.
1934 - Ejido laws go into effect after being published in1918
1938 - Laguna Catemaco Valley is declared a national reserve
1953 - The carretera federal is paved
From 1950 to 2000, Catemaco´s population increased 512% to 45,383, Los Tuxtlas increased 312% to
383,416. Because of Mexico gargantuan efforts of population control, the area has finally stabilized its
population after decades of uncontrolled growth.
1966 - Catemaco achieves city status
1974 - Santiago Tuxtla is declared "ciudad colonial" (colonial city).
1979 - Dengue fever arrives in Los Tuxtlas
1979 - San Martin Volcano is declared a national reserve
1980 - The Sierra de Santa Marta is declared a national reserve
1992 - Last railroad train leaves San Andres Tuxtla
1997 - Tatahuicapan de Juarez municipio is carved out of Mecayapan.
1998 - The Reserva de la Biosfera Los Tuxtlas is created
2004 - Broadband internet arrives in Catemaco
2005 - first tuxtlas.com webpage
1519 - Cortes lands in Mexico.
1520 - First cattle land at Tampico
1520 - First smallpox epidemic hits Mexico´s native population
1521 - First African slaves sold in Mexico
1523 - First sugarcane plantations in Los Tuxtlas
1524 - First catholic missionaries arrive
1525 - Santiago Tuxtla is founded, presumably including the Catemaco area.
1530 - San Martin Volcano erupts. (disputed)
1531 - First Virgin of Guadalupe appears near Mexico City
1542 - Indian slavery abolished
1580 - San Andres is mentioned as an estancia of Santiago Tuxtla.
1664 - Volcano San Martin eruption evacuates many Santiago Tuxtla residents to San Andres Tuxtla.
1714 - People from San Andres form "Pesqueria", forerunner of Catemaco.
1718 - A Oaxaca priest arrives in Catemaco carrying the statue of the Virgen del Carmen.
1718 - San Andres becomes a pueblo, separating it from Santiago, and controlling Catemaco.
1774 - The Catemaco municipio is formed.
1793 - San Martin Volcano erupts.
Essentially, because of its geographic isolation, stuck between several major rivers (Papaloapan and
Coatzacoalcos) and the Gulf of Mexico without a functional port and not near any major city except via a
23 day oxcart ride to Mexico City or a week´s boat or horse ride to Veracruz, the Tuxtlas wallowed in their
solitude and assimilated their invadors ranging from conquistadores' offspring to escaped slaves while
regularly getting slammed by major health crisis. A mystical culture bred off them which culminated in the
present day "brujos". (Catemaco´s reputed witches).
1810 - Start of 10 year war of independence from Spain
1823 - With a population of 1100, Catemaco is recognized as a village..
1825 - mentions Canton de Santiago Tuxtla as part of Acayucan.
1826 - San Andres Tuxtla including Catemaco secedes from Santiago Tuxtla.
1830 - San Andres Tuxtla is declared "villa" (town).
1831 - Mecayapan municipio is formed.
1831 - San Pedro Soteapan municipio is formed.
1827 - Mexico abolishes slavery
1825 - San Andres Tuxtla becomes its own Canton (called municipio nowadays)
1850 - Santiago Tuxtlas is named "ciudad" (city).
18?? - Catemaco separates from San Andres Tuxtla and becomes its own municipio
1867 - First Tuxtlas Olmec head mentioned
1881 - Catemaco village is raised to town status, El pueblo de Catemaco, del Cantón de los Tuxtlas.
1887 - The first bridge crossing the Rio Grande de Catemaco is built.
1889 - Pajapan is carved out of Mecayapan.
1893 - San Andres Tuxtla is named "ciudad" (city).
The arrival of a railroad in 1913 along with the large population shifts during Mexico´s revolution against
dictator Porfirio Diaz beginning in 1910 then forcefully dragged the Tuxtlas into the modern age. Land
distribution schemes originating in the revolutionary constitution of 1917 but not fully applied till 1934 then
opened the area to an influx of mestizos from elsewhere in Mexico. This influx exploded after the building
of a paved road in the mid 1950´s connecting Los Tuxtlas to Veracruz city and Acayucan which allowed
huge land grants to impoverished mostly Mexican mestizos from elsewhere in the country to settle into the
fringes of Los Tuxtlas.
1911 & 1916 - Catemaco & San Andres Tuxtla city halls are burned during revolutionary upheavals and
most historic documents are destroyed.
1913 - First railroad train arrives in San Andres Tuxtla
1917 - Emiliano Zapata issues "La Proclama De Los Tuxtlas" in support of the Mexican revolution.
1914 - Mexico publishes first labor law
1923 - First Cebu bulls arrive in Tampico
1923 - Hueyapan de Ocampo is formed from Acayucan.
1934 - Ejido laws go into effect after being published in1918
1938 - Laguna Catemaco Valley is declared a national reserve
1953 - The carretera federal is paved
From 1950 to 2000, Catemaco´s population increased 512% to 45,383, Los Tuxtlas increased 312% to
383,416. Because of Mexico gargantuan efforts of population control, the area has finally stabilized its
population after decades of uncontrolled growth.
1966 - Catemaco achieves city status
1974 - Santiago Tuxtla is declared "ciudad colonial" (colonial city).
1979 - Dengue fever arrives in Los Tuxtlas
1979 - San Martin Volcano is declared a national reserve
1980 - The Sierra de Santa Marta is declared a national reserve
1992 - Last railroad train leaves San Andres Tuxtla
1997 - Tatahuicapan de Juarez municipio is carved out of Mecayapan.
1998 - The Reserva de la Biosfera Los Tuxtlas is created
2004 - Broadband internet arrives in Catemaco
2005 - first tuxtlas.com webpage
Prehistory to Hernan Cortes
40,000 BC - First Eurasians cross the Bering landbridge to North America.
20,000 BC - First North Americans arrive in Mexico.
8,000 BC - First agriculture in Mexico.
3,000 BC - First agriculture record in Los Tuxtlas.
1,300 BC or earlier - Olmecs occupy area around Tres Zapotes, which stays occupied till around 1,000 AD.
400 BC - 300AD - Olmec culture flowers at Tres Zapotes.
100 BC? - Teotihuacan founded
400 - 1000 - Teotihuacan types occupy a massive community at Matacapan, 15 km from Catemaco.
1325 - Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) founded by Aztecs
1465? - Aztec Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina (1440-1469) conquers the south central Veracruz area.
1492 - Columbus finds America.
40,000 BC - First Eurasians cross the Bering landbridge to North America.
20,000 BC - First North Americans arrive in Mexico.
8,000 BC - First agriculture in Mexico.
3,000 BC - First agriculture record in Los Tuxtlas.
1,300 BC or earlier - Olmecs occupy area around Tres Zapotes, which stays occupied till around 1,000 AD.
400 BC - 300AD - Olmec culture flowers at Tres Zapotes.
100 BC? - Teotihuacan founded
400 - 1000 - Teotihuacan types occupy a massive community at Matacapan, 15 km from Catemaco.
1325 - Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) founded by Aztecs
1465? - Aztec Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina (1440-1469) conquers the south central Veracruz area.
1492 - Columbus finds America.
History of Los Tuxtlas
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