Huajuco

The valley of Huajuco lies southeast of Monterrey, between the Sierra Madre and the Sierra de la Silla. Its name recalls Guajuco, an Indigenous Guachichil leader whose people lived in the region when Spanish settlers advanced into Nuevo León. Around 1624 Guajuco and his followers attacked the small settlement of Monterrey, killing settlers and taking livestock. In later years Spanish ranches and settlements spread into the valley, which was also known by the Indigenous name Cayucuapa.

The later city of Monterrey lies here.