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In 1520, Captain Alonzo de Avalos
was given this area as an encomienda (land grant). Chief Xitomatl, who then
governed the area between Chapala and Jocotepec, submitted his territory to
Spanish rule without a battle. In 1529, Jocotepec was formally founded, according
to a title of property issued by Hernan Cortes, a copy of which can be found
today in Jocotepec records.
Franciscan fathers then proceded with conversion of the natives. Old Indian
temples were destroyed and Catholic church foundations laid in their ruins.
At that time, Jocotepec acquired its two religious protectors - Nuestro Senor
del Monte and Nuestro Senor del Guaje.
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