Tutotepec

Tutotepec was an Otomi lordship in the mountains east of Metztitlan. Its steep country was also home to Totonac and Tepehua speakers. Spanish conquest brought fighting in which the local ruler and many resisters were killed. Augustinian friars subsequently entered the region: construction of a convent began in 1553, and it became a priory in 1557. Missionaries learned Otomi to preach among the mountain communities.