History of Guadalajara
History of Mérida
History of Oaxaca
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Southern Mexico
History of Guadalajara
History of Mérida
History of Oaxaca
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Southern Mexico
SANTA PRISCA, CONCEIVED ENTIRELY BY JOSE BORDA A RICH NEW SPANISH MINER
Pre-Hispanic Era
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, Taxco was not the same population whose indigenous designation gave rise to the current one.
The town known as Taxco el Viejo, located approximately 10 kilometers south of Taxco, was the most important settlement in the entire region.
The current Taxco is settled in the place known as Tetelcingo, which means "Small Hill" in Nahuatl.
Taxco was home to a governor appointed by the Aztec empire, and it became the head of one of the 7 tributary provinces that the Mexicas established in the current state territory. According to the Mendocino Codex, it paid tribute with bee honey, gourds, incense, military vestiges, and elaborated tilmas.
Colonial Era
In the 18th century, the political organization of New Spain was formed, and the alcaldías mayores became districts under the administrative system called intendencias. As a result, the district of Taxco became dependent on the intendencia of Mexico, with an administrative agent of the rank of subdelegado.
History of Taxco
In this century, Don José de la Borda, of French origin and settled in Taxco, commissioned the construction of Santa Prisca Cathedral as a way of thanking God for the fortune he had gained from silver mining. During an economic crisis, De la Borda sold the temple to the Metropolitan Cathedral.
The construction of Santa Prisca Cathedral began in 1748 and was completed on September 3, 1758. It was consecrated on May 11 and 12, 1759, by Don Manuel Antonio Rojo de Lubián y Vieyra, delegate of the Archbishop of Mexico. The architect behind this magnificent architectural work was Don Cayetano de Zigüenza.
19th century
During the War of Independence, Taxco witnessed important events, including the drafting of the Plan of Iguala at the San Agustín convent by Iturbide, which resulted in the union of Iturbide's royalist forces and the insurgents led by Vicente Guerrero.
In 1850, Taxco was officially established as a municipality and became one of the 38 municipalities that formed the state of Guerrero when it was created.
20th Century
Revitalizing the production of silver articles, the American William Spratling opened his first workshop in 1937, turning Taxco into an important destination for national and foreign tourism that would breathe new life into the city. William Spratling revitalized Taxco through the creation of the silver industry and tinwork.
Spratling lived in this city from 1929 and began his work with a group of silversmiths from Iguala, with whom he formed his first workshop in 1931. By 1953, William was honored as a favorite son of the city. He was a cartoonist, aviator, writer, and horticulturist, and one of the streets in Taxco was named after him.
Taxco was declared a Zone of Historical Monuments in 1990 and Magical Town in 2002.
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