Zacatlan

Zacatlán lies in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, where the high plateau gives way to deep valleys and forested mountains. In the fifteenth century the town came under the influence of Texcoco and the Mexica alliance. After the Spanish conquest the settlement was moved to a nearby valley. Franciscan friars laid out the new town and built its church and convent between 1562 and 1567, while Indigenous officials continued to govern local affairs.