Calpan

Calpan
Municipality and town
Coat of arms of Calpan
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Calpan is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.

History

Calpan was a Nahuatl-speaking community prior to the Spanish incursion, and it had close dynastic ties to Huejotzingo. During the era of New Spain it was Corregidor of Atrisco.

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. ↑ Gerhard, Peter (1993). A guide to the historical geography of New Spain (Rev. ed.). Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780806125534.
  3. ↑ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 55-56.

19°06′N 98°27′W / 19.100°N 98.450°W / 19.100; -98.450