Yopitzinco

Yopitzinco was the territory of the Yope on the Pacific side of the mountains of southern Mexico. Its people were related to the Me’phaa of the mountain region around Tlapa, but their coastal country retained its political independence against the expanding Mexica. The lands of Yopitzinco extended through rugged hills toward the warm coastal plain of the Costa Chica.

Mexica incursions from the mid-fifteenth century reduced Yope territory, yet their rulers continued to resist subjugation. The Spanish entered the region after the fall of Tenochtitlan. In 1531 Yope communities rose against the new rulers at Cuautepec, killing Spaniards and their Indigenous allies. The revolt was suppressed, bringing a violent end to the independence that had distinguished Yopitzinco from many neighbouring provinces.

The later city of Acapulco lies here.