Zaachila

Zaachila was a Zapotec kingdom in the central valleys of Oaxaca, named after its ruler Zaachila Yoo. It arose around the fourteenth century after Monte Alban lost its primacy and came to rule places including Mitla.

In the 1490s King Cosijoeza defended the mountain city of Guiengola against two invasions by the Aztec ruler Ahuitzotl, then made peace and married his daughter. Their son Cosijopii, the last sovereign, allied with Pedro de Alvarado against the Mixtecs and moved his court to Guiengola.