Totonacans

Beginnings of Totonacans

600

The Totonac culture existed since the pre-Columbian era having data from the year 600 AD. in which totonacas were already established in places like Veracruz and Puebla.
Agriculture formed the basis of its economy since they settled in an area that enjoys a
Tropical weather with rains in summer, as well as rivers. The main crop was: Corn, chili and beans.

The Tajín

800

The capital of the Totonac Empire which is located Veracruz, one of the main cities of the Totonacas, if not the most important, was at its peak from 800 to 1150 AD. It has several ball courts and pyramids.
The architects who erected the city invented two architectural elements: Roofs composed of several layers. Niches, which were hollows that were not used to place objects, but
which were decorative elements that produced light effects.

Religion

900

The Totonacs worshiped a large number of gods, which had a hierarchy going from the principal, the secondary gods, the owners, the minor owners and the gods of the underworld, thus adding more than 20 gods.
The main cult is
I surrendered to the Sun, with human sacrifices, They also worshiped the wife of the Sun, who was the goddess
of corn. Another god that was important was Old Thunder, owner of all waters. 1990, Language

Cempoala

1000

Another of the main cities of the Totonacas, located in the state of Veracruz, which means a city of 20 waters, perhaps because it had many irrigation channels in it.

One of the first to use the wheel

1492

According to some historians, records are found that the Totonacs used the wheel before the year 1492, however they did not use it for purposes other than for entertainment, finding records of what appears to be animal toys with wheels.

Papantla

1519

The ritual of the flyers is a practice that is still done in our time. It consists of a trunk
from a tall tree, to which the bark is removed, knots are carved and buried in the square. In the
top point is placed a square frame of well-oiled wood to rotate, and from which
four strings come down, with which the flyers are fastened. Flyers wear bird costumes
giving a total of thirteen turns of four flights, to represent the Aztec century.

Language

1990

The Totonac language is even older than the culture itself and remains even today, since the 1990 census showed that more than 200,000 people spoke even the Totonac language.