What does the theater dance of Tecuan represent in our day?
By Óscar Cortés Palma
It is well known that "The fights of Tecuanis" of Zitlala, and of Acatlán, Guerrero, represent a ritual for the request of rains. This ritual consists, among other activities, in a combat of two men or women disguised as Tecuani following certain rules. In these fights, the more blood in the "Fights of Tecuanis" is better, as that will attract a good storm.
But in the case of the dance of the Tecuanes of Morelos, if we analyze the dates in which this theatrical dance is presented we can clearly observe that only in some communities the dance is performed on dates close to the rainy season, for example in Xoxocotla , Dances on May 1st at the Patron Saint of San Felipe and in Coatetelco, dance the Tecuan in the festivities to the Patron Saint San Juan Bautista, on June 24.
In other towns such as Tenextepango the dance is danced on the 24th, 25th and 26th of July in the festivities to Santiago Apóstol, but in this village it had already disappeared, and the dance that they are currently dancing was learned from Axochiapan "maestro tecuaneros" 40 years. Another town where dance is danced on rainy dates is in Ocotepec, where the dance is danced on August 6th but according to the neighbors, this dance was brought from Coatetelco for about 50 years.
If we observe the months in which there is dance of tecuanes in Morelos, we can observe that the bimestre December-January, the dance of the Tecuan is danced in seven of the eleven morelenses towns, these are Axochiapan, Coatetelco, Ocotepec, Tetelpa, Tepalcingo, Alpuyeca And Tetecala. In other periods of time, in which the dance of tecuan dances a lot, it is the quarter: August, September and October, when dancing in Alpuyeca, Atlacahualoya, Ocotepec, El Higuerón and Xoxocotla.
As we can see, the dance of the Tecuan de Morelos has little to do today with the request for rainfall, since it is performed mostly in months when the rain is already ending or has already ended, although it could be that the dance will dance In a town originally and from there extended to the other towns, losing with that the initial purpose with which this dance was created.
The meaning of the dance of the present Tecuan is that it is performed to venerate the patron saint of the People, and although the dance of the Tecuan is a very funny theatrical comedy about how a group of peasants are engineered to hunt a Tecuani or jaguar, in Reality for the populations that realize it does not mean more than that, the human fight against Jaguar, human against nature.
However, dance also has another implicit meaning and this is that it unites the people. It is a tradition that is transmitted from generation to generation, and this makes it a tool of the people who practice it to maintain their community connection and their own personality, their own way of being, their essence, different from other cultural expressions Of other regions or countries of the world.
But in the case of the dance of the Tecuanes of Morelos, if we analyze the dates in which this theatrical dance is presented we can clearly observe that only in some communities the dance is performed on dates close to the rainy season, for example in Xoxocotla , Dances on May 1st at the Patron Saint of San Felipe and in Coatetelco, dance the Tecuan in the festivities to the Patron Saint San Juan Bautista, on June 24.
In other towns such as Tenextepango the dance is danced on the 24th, 25th and 26th of July in the festivities to Santiago Apóstol, but in this village it had already disappeared, and the dance that they are currently dancing was learned from Axochiapan "maestro tecuaneros" 40 years. Another town where dance is danced on rainy dates is in Ocotepec, where the dance is danced on August 6th but according to the neighbors, this dance was brought from Coatetelco for about 50 years.
If we observe the months in which there is dance of tecuanes in Morelos, we can observe that the bimestre December-January, the dance of the Tecuan is danced in seven of the eleven morelenses towns, these are Axochiapan, Coatetelco, Ocotepec, Tetelpa, Tepalcingo, Alpuyeca And Tetecala. In other periods of time, in which the dance of tecuan dances a lot, it is the quarter: August, September and October, when dancing in Alpuyeca, Atlacahualoya, Ocotepec, El Higuerón and Xoxocotla.
As we can see, the dance of the Tecuan de Morelos has little to do today with the request for rainfall, since it is performed mostly in months when the rain is already ending or has already ended, although it could be that the dance will dance In a town originally and from there extended to the other towns, losing with that the initial purpose with which this dance was created.
The meaning of the dance of the present Tecuan is that it is performed to venerate the patron saint of the People, and although the dance of the Tecuan is a very funny theatrical comedy about how a group of peasants are engineered to hunt a Tecuani or jaguar, in Reality for the populations that realize it does not mean more than that, the human fight against Jaguar, human against nature.
However, dance also has another implicit meaning and this is that it unites the people. It is a tradition that is transmitted from generation to generation, and this makes it a tool of the people who practice it to maintain their community connection and their own personality, their own way of being, their essence, different from other cultural expressions Of other regions or countries of the world.
Months in which the Tecuan theater dance is performed in Morelos
POBLADOS
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En
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Feb
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Mar
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Abr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Agos
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Sept
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Oct
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Nov
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Di
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Alpuyeca
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X
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X
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Atlacahualoya
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X
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Axochiapan.
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X
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Coatetelco
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X
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X
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El Higuerón
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X
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Ocotepec
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X
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X
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Tenextepango
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X
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Tepalcingo
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X
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Tetelpa
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X
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Tetecala
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X
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Xoxocotla
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X
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X
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Telixtac
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X
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X
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Tlatenchi
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Months in which the Tecuan theater dance is performed in estado de Mexico
POBLADOS
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En
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Feb
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Mar
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Abr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Agos
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Sept
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Oct
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Nov
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Di
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Jajalpa
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X
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Almoloya d Rio
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X
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Zumpahuacan
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X
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Atlatlahuca
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X
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Atizapán
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X
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Xalatlaco
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X
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Months in which the Tecuan theater dance is performed in Puebla
POBLADOS
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En
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Feb
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Ma
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Abr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Ag
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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D
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Acatlán
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X
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X
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X
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Chinantla
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X
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Huehuetlán Chico
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X
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Chietla
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X
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Chiautla de Tapia
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X
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Months in which the Tecuan theater dance is performed in Guerrero
POBLADOS
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En
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Feb
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Mar
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Abr
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M
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Jun
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Jul
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Ago
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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D
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Acapetlahuaya
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Apaxtla
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X
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X
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Apetlanca
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X
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C. Altamirano
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X
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Ahuehuepan
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X
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Atlixtac
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X
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Atlamajalcingo
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X
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X
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X
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Cuetzala
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X
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Cutzamala
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X
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Cocula
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X
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Coatepec Costa
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X
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X
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Chaucingo
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X
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Huitzuco
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X
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Huamuxtitlán
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X
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X
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X
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Huehuetepec
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X
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Mezcala
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X
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Ixcateopan
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Ixcatepec
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X
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Malinaltepec
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X
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Mexiquiapan
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X
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Ozomatlán
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X
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Oxtotitlan
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X
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Rio Florido
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X
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X
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Pachivia
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X
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Potaichàn
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X
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Poliutla
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X
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Tecoyo
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X
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Teloloapan
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X
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X
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Tlapa
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X
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Taxco
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X
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Tlapehuala
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X
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Temalacatzingo
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X
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Tototepec
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X
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Tlalixtaquilla
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X
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X
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Tlatzala
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X
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Tomatal
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X
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Tenamazapa
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X
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Zapotitlan
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X
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© Óscar Cortés Palma
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