Teutila

Teutila was an important centre in the high country south of the Papaloapan. Known as Coeteyaco in Cuicatec, it headed a populous territory of the Cuicatec region. A sixteenth-century record lists it among the Cuicatec towns paying tribute to the Spanish Crown. In 1556 its corregidor became an alcalde mayor with authority extending into the surrounding region; later descriptions identify Teutila as the seat of a parish serving Cuicatec speakers.