Nochixtlan

Nochixtlán lies in a valley of the Mixteca Alta, a region of hills and interconnected Mixtec communities in Oaxaca. Its name appears in pictorial manuscripts associated with the cochineal-producing country of the valley. Nearby Jaltepec was an important Mixtec political centre, whose rulers’ history was recorded in the Codex Selden. These painted histories preserve relationships between local dynasties and places across the highlands.