Zimapan

Zimapán lies in the mountainous country north of the Mezquital Valley, near the Sierra Gorda. The district became known for its mineral deposits, which drew miners into a landscape of steep slopes and dry valleys. In 1632 an Indigenous miner, Lorenzo Zabra, is credited with discovering the rich Lomo de Toro silver mine. Mining brought the district into the wider economy of New Spain and shaped the growth of its settlements.