Cihuatlan (Aztec Province)
Cihuatlan (Aztec Province) or Zihuatlan (Present) Guerrero
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Cihuatlan or Zihuatlan was a tributary state or province of The Aztec Empire. It was located in the southern coast of Guerrero in what is currently the Costa Grande region. The province extended from the coastline from Ixtapa to Acapulco.
Etymology
According to Nahuatl dialect, it means place of women. In Nahuatl universe it refers to the home of the goddesses. Years after the Spanish conquest, the name was changed from Cihuatlan to Zihuatlan, many years after that the region was just referred to as Costa Grande.
Appearance on maps
Despite the similarity of the name with other towns in current Mexico, maps of the old The Aztec Empire correlate this region to Costa Grande of Guerrero. In Aztec empire maps, Cihuatlan is next to Yopitzinco which is now the region of Costa Chica in current Guerrero.
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