Mixtlan

Mixtlan was a settlement in the Papaloapan basin associated with the old lordship of Guaspaltepec. After the Spanish conquest, the indigenous communities of the region were placed under colonial rule and distributed in encomiendas. Guaspaltepec was eventually abandoned, and its inhabitants moved to Mixtlan, while the priest took up residence at Chacaltianguis. The change left the old administrative centre without its population.