Cuauhchinanco

Cuauhchinanco, later called Guachinango, lies in the mountains of western Jalisco. Its Nahuatl name has been interpreted as a place enclosed by trees. During the colonial period it gave its name to a mining jurisdiction that included the country of Mixtlán, Atenguillo, Talpa and Mascota. Its parish was among the older missionary centres of Nueva Galicia, serving the communities scattered through the surrounding sierra.