Sultepec is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipal seat is Sultepec de Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras . The municipality covers an area of 552.52 km².
3-457: The Spanish discovered silver lodes here in 1531, which started commercial silver mining in the area. Along with Amatepec the area became known as the "Provincia de la Plata". Johann Engel was one of the Germans to settle in the area in 1536, and introduced litharge as a flux in the smelting of the ore . Amalgamation was used on a large scale in 1556. As of 2005, the municipality had
6-520: A total population of 24,986. 18°52′N 99°57′W / 18.867°N 99.950°W / 18.867; -99.950 This article about a location in the state of Mexico is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Amatepec Amatepec is one of 125 municipalities , in Mexico State in Mexico . The municipal seat is the town of Amatepec and its largest town
9-461: Is Palmar Chico. The municipality covers an area of 624.9 km². The name Amatepec comes from Náhuatl meaning "hill of the Amate tree". The Spanish discovered silver lodes here in 1531, which started commercial silver mining in the area. Along with Sultepec , the area became known as the "Provincia de la Plata". As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 27,026. Northeastern of
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