Cazcan
E678665
The Cazcan were an indigenous people of north-central Mexico known for their fierce resistance to Spanish conquest and association with the broader Chichimeca cultural groups.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chichimeca group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRegion | northwestern Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | Nueva Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPolicyEffect | forced resettlement after defeat in Mixtón War ⓘ |
| colonialPolicyEffect | missionization by Catholic friars ⓘ |
| conflict | Mixtón War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
fortified hilltop settlements in some areas
ⓘ
use of bow and arrow in warfare ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gran Chichimeca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicChange | population decline after Spanish contact ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | uprisings against Spanish rule in the 1540s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fierce resistance to Spanish conquest
ⓘ
participation in the Mixtón War ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| legacy |
ethnohistorical records in colonial chronicles
ⓘ
toponyms in Zacatecas and Jalisco ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
present-day states of Aguascalientes
ⓘ
present-day states of Jalisco ⓘ present-day states of Nayarit ⓘ present-day states of Zacatecas ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Caxcan-speaking groups
ⓘ
Guachichil NERFINISHED ⓘ Tecuexe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tepehuán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nueva Galicia colonists
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chichimeca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent polities before Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| region | north-central Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Nahua peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Chichimeca groups ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| resistanceType | guerrilla warfare against Spanish forces ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | loosely organized chiefdoms ⓘ |
| subsistence |
horticulture
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early colonial period of Mexico ⓘ |
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