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Tlapanaloya is a town in the municipality of
Tequixquiac Tequixquiac is a municipalities of Mexico, municipality located in the Zumpango Region of the State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality is located north of Mexico City within the valley that connects the Valley of Mexico with the Mezquital Vall ...
in
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. The town is bordered on the north La Heredad Ranch ranching The Homestead, south to the Tajo de Tequixquiac, east village
Hueypoxtla Hueypoxtla or Villa de San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla is a town in the State of Mexico, in Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2010, the town had a total population of 3,989. The name comes from ...
and west by the town of
Santiago Tequixquiac Santiago Tequixquiac (or Tequixquiac in Nahuatl and Nthehe in Otomi language, Otomi), is a town and municipal seat from Municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Tequixquiac in the State of Mexico, in Mexico. As of 2010, the village had a total po ...
. The name Tlapanaloya is a Nahuatl toponymy, means ''Place where is broken stones'', ''te-'' is stone, is to brake, is place.


Geography

The town of Tlapanaloya, is an urban area in the municipality of Tequixquiac. The town is divided in four ''
barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...
s'' (neighborhood.) and two colonias ejidales (Agricultural colony). In Tlapanaloya cross a river ''Salado de Hueypoxtla'', the water most important by irrigation; over hills there are many ''arroyos'' and ''jagueyes''. The orography is formed by hills and plains; the biggest hill is Monte Alto, the Tlapanaloya territory is dry plains of limestone.


History

Tetlapanaloyan was an eleven places of Hueypoxtla province that made a tax payment for the Aztec empire. This site was an Aztec ''altepetl'' (village) inhabited by otomi and nahua people.


Spanish period

In 1542, Tlapanaloya was given in encomienda to Spanish Juan Díaz de Lo Real, he built haciendas over Indian's agricultural lands and pay taxes to Hueypoxtla for Mexico City bishop.


Government and administrative divisions

Tlapanaloya is a town inside Tequixquiac municipality, the government known as ''Delegación'', this town has got '' regidores'' (councils) governing with municipal president.


Neighborhoods


Agricultural colonies


Culture


Historical monuments

* La Asunción parish is a most important monument in Tlapanaloya town, is located at main square. It is a Baroque church subject to Cuautitlan Diocese. * Salado River bridge is a colonial construction by camino real way to Santiago Tequixquiac. * La Esperanza hacienda is a Spanish building connecting with other haciendas and old towns.


References

{{Reflist Neighborhoods in the State of Mexico Populated places in the Teotlalpan Tequixquiac Otomi settlements Nahua settlements