Chiefdom of Ameca
Chiefdom of Ameca Cacicazgo de Ameca | |||||||
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| 1325–1522 | |||||||
1579 map of the Ameca region. | |||||||
| Capital | Ameca (Cuauhtépetl) | ||||||
| Common languages | Cazcan, Totonac, Nahuatl | ||||||
| Government | Chiefdom | ||||||
| Chief | |||||||
• c. 1325 | Xoxouhqui Tequani | ||||||
• c. 1522 | Huitzil | ||||||
| Historical era | Pre-Columbian | ||||||
• Established | 1325 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1522 | ||||||
| Currency | Tribute | ||||||
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| Today part of | Mexico | ||||||
The Chiefdom of Ameca (Spanish: Cacicazgo de Ameca) is the name given to a pre-Columbian state that encompassed the Valley of Ameca in central Jalisco, Mexico. The word Ameca is of Cazcan origin and means "above the water".