Tangamanga

Tangamanga was a settlement of Guachichil people in the high plains of central Mexico. The discovery of gold and silver at nearby Cerro de San Pedro in 1592 drew Spanish attention to the district. That year San Luis Potosí was founded on the plain, where water and space offered a more suitable site than the mines themselves. The new settlement took its name partly from the hope that its wealth would rival Potosí in Upper Peru.

The later city of San Luis Potosí lies here.