Before Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World, Local legend
says the Tarascans (whose emperor ruled from what is now -
Michoacán and who was never subject to the Aztecs) built a
royal bathing resort on Las Gatas Beach (go to Beaches of Zihua) in Zihuatanejo Bay.
This ruler held the title of Caltzontzin ("He who
governs countless houses".) He was probably King Tanganxoan II,
but others say that it could have been Emperor Tzitzipandacuri, an earlier monarch.
Regardless of who it was, the Taraskan ruler came
very often to this area. He brought along all his wives, his helpers, and
a few guards to enjoy the sea, the sand and the sun; making
this The
First Pre-Colombian Tourist Resort in Mexico.
A great part of the reef made of rocks constructed by the king’s men is still in place. The reef was made to create a large pool so his many wives could safely get into the water (Legend says that one of his wifes drowned and that is why he sent his men to build the reef) . It is located in Las Gatas beach.
Around the XVth century Zihuatanejo (Cihuatlan) was inhabited by two groups called Chumbia and Panteca, they were exploiting salt mines in Ixtapan and were related with the Nahuas Coixcas, who arrived to this state territory in the XIth century from Zacatula, in the current limits of the states of Michoacán and Guerrero.(English 1)
Alrededor del siglo XV estaba habitada por dos grupos llamados chumbia y panteca, quienes explotaban las minas de sal en Ixtapan y estaban emparentados con los nahuas coixcas, quienes habían hecho su arribo al territorio estatal en el siglo XI por Zacatula, en los actuales límites de los estados de Michoacán y Guerrero.(Spanish 1)
In the pre-Hispanic epoch, the area was inhabited by a progressive and hard-working people, that of Cihuatlán, located in a valley formed by the rivers of Pantla and of Ixtapa, to the west of the today Zihuatanejo, which to date does not exist anymore, since it was left by his inhabitants, root of the first Mexican (Aztecs) invasions that came from Tenochtitlán and submitted tribute to Cihuatlan.(English 2)
En la época prehispánica, el área estuvo habitada por un pueblo progresista y trabajador, el de Cihuatlán, localizado en un valle formado por los ríos de Pantla y de Ixtapa, al oeste del hoy Zihuatanejo, que a la fecha no existe, pues fue abandonado por sus habitantes, raíz de las primeras invasiones mexicanas que llegaron de Tenochtitlán y sometieron tributo a Cihuatlan.(Spanish 2)
The most inhabited towns were Ixtapa, Pantal, Puchotla and Misla, later, at the arrival of the Spanish, Zihuatanejo was a starting point for different marine expeditions as that of Álvaro de Saavedra (goodle his name) who got to the Philippines and discovered New Guinea.(English 3)
Los poblados más habitados eran Ixtapa, Pantal, Puchotla y Misla, posteriormente, a la llegada de los españoles, Zihuatanejo fue punto de partida para diferentes expediciones marítimas como la de Álvaro de Saavedra que llegó hasta Filipinas y descubrió Nueva Guinea.(Spanish 3)
The bay was visited then by famous pirates as Sir Francis Drake, Dampier and Anzón, who during his stay in Zihuatanejo sank the Spanish ship Caramel.(English 4)
La bahía fue visitada en aquel entonces por famosos piratas como Sir Francis Drake, Dampier y Anzón, quien durante su estancia en Zihuatanejo hundió el buque español Caramelo.(Spanish 4)
A great part of the reef made of rocks constructed by the king’s men is still in place. The reef was made to create a large pool so his many wives could safely get into the water (Legend says that one of his wifes drowned and that is why he sent his men to build the reef) . It is located in Las Gatas beach.
Around the XVth century Zihuatanejo (Cihuatlan) was inhabited by two groups called Chumbia and Panteca, they were exploiting salt mines in Ixtapan and were related with the Nahuas Coixcas, who arrived to this state territory in the XIth century from Zacatula, in the current limits of the states of Michoacán and Guerrero.(English 1)
Alrededor del siglo XV estaba habitada por dos grupos llamados chumbia y panteca, quienes explotaban las minas de sal en Ixtapan y estaban emparentados con los nahuas coixcas, quienes habían hecho su arribo al territorio estatal en el siglo XI por Zacatula, en los actuales límites de los estados de Michoacán y Guerrero.(Spanish 1)
In the pre-Hispanic epoch, the area was inhabited by a progressive and hard-working people, that of Cihuatlán, located in a valley formed by the rivers of Pantla and of Ixtapa, to the west of the today Zihuatanejo, which to date does not exist anymore, since it was left by his inhabitants, root of the first Mexican (Aztecs) invasions that came from Tenochtitlán and submitted tribute to Cihuatlan.(English 2)
En la época prehispánica, el área estuvo habitada por un pueblo progresista y trabajador, el de Cihuatlán, localizado en un valle formado por los ríos de Pantla y de Ixtapa, al oeste del hoy Zihuatanejo, que a la fecha no existe, pues fue abandonado por sus habitantes, raíz de las primeras invasiones mexicanas que llegaron de Tenochtitlán y sometieron tributo a Cihuatlan.(Spanish 2)
The most inhabited towns were Ixtapa, Pantal, Puchotla and Misla, later, at the arrival of the Spanish, Zihuatanejo was a starting point for different marine expeditions as that of Álvaro de Saavedra (goodle his name) who got to the Philippines and discovered New Guinea.(English 3)
Los poblados más habitados eran Ixtapa, Pantal, Puchotla y Misla, posteriormente, a la llegada de los españoles, Zihuatanejo fue punto de partida para diferentes expediciones marítimas como la de Álvaro de Saavedra que llegó hasta Filipinas y descubrió Nueva Guinea.(Spanish 3)
The bay was visited then by famous pirates as Sir Francis Drake, Dampier and Anzón, who during his stay in Zihuatanejo sank the Spanish ship Caramel.(English 4)
La bahía fue visitada en aquel entonces por famosos piratas como Sir Francis Drake, Dampier y Anzón, quien durante su estancia en Zihuatanejo hundió el buque español Caramelo.(Spanish 4)
