Cutzamala de Pinzón

Cutzamala de Pinzón is a city, and seat of Cutzamala de Pinzón Municipality, 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.

Cutzamala de Pinzón
Municipal seat and city
Cutzamala de Pinzón
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°28′1.66″N 100°34′46.6″W
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
MunicipalityCutzamala de Pinzón
Population
 (2005)
  Total2,276

History

Eutimio 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

  1. "Guerrero - Cutzamala de Pinzón". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

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