Tanchaycha

Tanchaycha lies in the upland country associated with Xilotepec in central Mexico, where cultivated valleys meet more difficult hill country. The wider Xilotepec region was home to Otomi-speaking communities on a northern frontier. After the Spanish conquest, Otomi leaders from Xilotepec took part in settling lands farther north, including the Querétaro region, while Indigenous elites negotiated their position under colonial rule.