The cultures that were located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean of Mexico have not been fully defined. The first inhabitants date back to the 15th century BC, with the first sedentary groups with forms of manor.
Lordship-type groups were distinguished by their hierarchical organization. They were found in the Middle and Late Preclassic (between 1200 BC and 200 AD). The distribution of land was by kinship. They did not know the writing, so there is no data on other events.
General characteristics
The coasts of the Pacific Ocean of Mexico included the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán.
The culture of the Tombs of Tire are a set of cultural traits that have been found in all these states.
It dates between 300 BC and 600 AD The study has been hampered by the great looting of tombs and the sale of objects on the black market.
Between 500 BC and 300 AD, the Chupicuaro culture developed in the states of Guanajuato, Colima, Nayarit, Michoacán, Guerrero, State of Mexico, Hidalgo, Querétaro and Zacatecas. This culture was called the mother culture of the Mexican West.
They grew corn, beans and squash. Taking advantage of the banks of the Lerma river, they practiced fishing and hunting; Carved bones and worked metals have been found there.
The main place where they lived today is occupied by the Solís dam, making its study difficult.
Location and main cultures
Sinaloa
In Sinaloa there were various tribes, such as the Totorames, the Cahitas, the Tahues, the Xiximes, the Acaxees, the Achires, the Tebacas and the Tamazulas or Guasaves.
These pre-Hispanic cultures lived by hunting, fishing and gathering fruits. They left innumerable traces through stone engravings, such as petroglyphs.
The cahitas, tahues and totorames descended from the yuto nahua group, as well as the xiximes and acaxees. These were sedentary and agricultural, unlike the achires and tamazulas, who were nomads.
Jalisco
In the state of Jalisco, the Wixarika culture existed, whose origin is uncertain. This ethnic group is one of the few that has remained intact since the arrival of Hispanics.
The Nahua culture is a group of native peoples of Mesoamerica that descend from the Mexica (also called Aztecs).
In the year 618 AD the Toltecs founded the Kingdom of Xalisco, being the most important manor in the region.
But in these lands there were also other lordships, such as those of the Sayultecas and Tecuexes, who were facing those of the lordships of the Huachichiles and Caxcanes.
Another culture of this region is the Teuchitlán, which inhabited the lands where the circular pyramids of Guachimontones are found.
The Cocas -which were related to the Tecuexes-, the Tepatitlenses, the Bapames, the Huichols, the Otomies, the Tepehuanes, the Tzaultecas and the Xilotlantzingas were other cultures that inhabited the territory of Jalisco.
Michoacan
In the state of Michoacán, the Purépecha culture, native to this state, stands out. Other cultures that inhabited these lands were the Nahuas, Matlatzincas, Tecos and Chichimecas.
Nayarit
In Nayarit inhabited the Coras, Tepehuanes and Huichols.
Colima
In Colima there are several archaeological sites, such as Capacha, Los Ortices, El Chanal, among others. In these excellent ceramics have been found in the Tombs of Tire, which have been found intact.
References
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