Cutzamala de Pinzón
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| Cutzamala de Pinzón | |
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| — Municipal seat and city — | |
 Cutzamala de Pinzón
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| Coordinates: 18°08′03″N 99°42′52″W / 18.13417°N 99.71444°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Cutzamala de Pinzón |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,276 |
Cutzamala de Pinzón is a city, and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. As of a 2005 the town has a population of 2276. It is located in the far northwestern part of the state, on the border with Michoacán.
History [edit]
Eutimo Pinzón, often considered the hero of Cutzamala, was the general who defended the town during the French Intervention of 1874.
The name Cutzamala comes from a Nahuatl word cutzamatl meaning "weasel"; hence, "Place of Weasels". It was known to Purepecha speakers as "Apatzingán", which has the same meaning. An alternative theory suggests the Nahuatl word cutzamallot, meaning "rainbow."[1]
References [edit]
- 1st. Official Webpage
- http://cutzamala.mexico.org
- http://www.cutzamala.com/modules.php?name=historia
- http://www.cutzamala.com
Coordinates: 18°08′02″N 99°49′52″W / 18.134°N 99.831°W
