"Xuxutepeque was the name given Jocotepec by its first Nahua settlers. (The last of the nomadic bands to settle in this area were the Purepecha-Tarascans.) It became a permanent home for the Nahuas in 1361. Xuxutepeque later became "Xilotepec", meaning "Hill of ear of Corn". Finally, with the arrival of the Spaniards in 1529, the settlement's name bacame "Jocotepec" and was interpreted as meaning "Hill of Guavas". (Guavas are a samall bitter-sweet tasting fruit.) The meaning of Jocotepec is thusly derived: Xoco-tepe-K, meaning Xoco (acid); Tepetl (hill); and K (place)." (JUNE NAY SUMMERS, VILLAGES IN THE SUN,PAG.63,64)

 

 

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