Mixteca Alta
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Mixteca Alta is a mountainous region in present-day Oaxaca, Mexico, that served as the core cultural and political area of the pre-Columbian Mixtec people.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mixteca Alta canonical | 8 |
| Mixteca Alta region | 2 |
| Mixteca region of Oaxaca | 2 |
| Mixteca region | 1 |
| Region of Mixteca | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid in many areas ⓘ |
| colonialInfluence | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| coreRegionOf |
Mixtec civilization
ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mixtec people ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture |
Mixtec civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtec culture
|
| currentAdministrativeDivision | State of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| economy |
beans cultivation
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| elevation | highland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mixtec people ⓘ |
| hasImportantSite |
Achiutla
ⓘ
Tilantongo ⓘ Tututepec ⓘ Yanhuitlán ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
land degradation
ⓘ
soil erosion ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
deep valleys
ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ mountainous ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Mesoamerica
Pre-Columbian era ⓘ
surface form:
pre-Columbian era
|
| knownFor |
Mixtec codices
ⓘ
indigenous Mixtec communities ⓘ pre-Columbian archaeology ⓘ terraced farming ⓘ traditional agriculture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca
ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
high out-migration to other parts of Mexico
ⓘ
high out-migration to the United States ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Mixteca Baja
ⓘ
Mixteca de la Costa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesoamerica
ⓘ
Mixteca region ⓘ |
| preColumbianPoliticalStructure |
city-states
ⓘ
small kingdoms ⓘ |
| religion | syncretic Catholic and indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
pottery
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Mixtec languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Region of Mixteca
this entity surface form:
Mixteca region
this entity surface form:
Mixteca Alta region
this entity surface form:
Mixteca Alta region
this entity surface form:
Mixteca region of Oaxaca