Cuautla

Cuautla lies in the mountains of western Jalisco. Its Nahuatl name is interpreted as a place where trees are abundant, recalling the wooded country around the settlement. In 1525 Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura passed through the region during his expedition toward Tepic. Antonio de Aguayo and Martín de Rifareche were among the first Spaniards to hold local communities in encomienda.