Cuauhtlan

Cuauhtlan was a Cuyuteca settlement in western Jalisco, centred on Cuautla, the seat of the chiefdom of Atenguillo. Its Nahuatl name meant place of eagles; the Cuyuteca had settled the region from the twelfth century.

In 1525 Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura passed through on his way to Tepic and brought the district under Spanish rule. Its first encomenderos included Antonio R. de Aguayo and Martín de Rifarache.