Pre-hispanic settlements in Aridoamerica

  • 1500 BCE

    Tarahumaras "Corredores a pie"

    Tarahumaras "Corredores a pie"
    -In the Sierra Madre Occidental they were located
    -In the political organization the principal was the governor
    -Corn and beans were the main crops
  • 1000 BCE

    Chichimecas "linaje de perros"

    Chichimecas "linaje de perros"
    -In desert areas the nomads lived
    -The caciques were in charge of the social, plitical and economic organization
    -In the Quijey mountain range they lived
  • 1000 BCE

    Huastecos "Caracol pequeño"

    Huastecos "Caracol pequeño"
    -Milpa and corn cultivated
    -"Little snail" is the meaning of it's name"
    -They were ruled like the Chichimecas, by caciques
    -On the Gulf Coast, from Veracruz and Tamaulipas to San Luis Potosí they were located
  • 1533

    Yaquis, Yoremes

    Yaquis, Yoremes
    -Yoremes called themselves, "man or person" means
    -Lent was celebrated by them
    -Governed were by ensign and pharisees
    -The coastal strip of Sonora was inhabited by them