Autlán, New Spain
Autlan was a corregidor and alcaldia mayor of New Spain. It had its capital at what is now Autlán, Jalisco, but stretched southward to the coast at and northward into the interior as far as Ameca, Jalisco.
This area was inhabited by many diverse people prior to the Spanish incursion. Among them were speakers of , , Auteco, , , Cazcan and Totonac. At the time of the Spanish incursion the area was divided between the states of , Ameca, , , , , , , Ayotlan (with vassal territories at and Tenamaxtlan), , , , (with vassal domains at and ), , , , (vassal domains at and ), , , , (vassal domain at ), Tenamaxtlan, , , (vassal domain at ), (vassal domains at , and Zacapala), , , , , and .
The Spanish captured all these states in 1523-1524. The corrigemento was established in 1534. For a short time Ameca and were separate alcaldia mayores, then for a few years after 1601 a joint alcaldia mayor, but then they were united with this domain.
Sources[]
- Gerhard, Peter. Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain. Camidge: University Press, 1972. p. 58-61.
- 1534 establishments in the Spanish Empire
- History of Mexico