An Unexplored Realm in the Heartland of the Southern Gulf ... - Famsi

Figure 3.11. Map of the Southern Gulf Señoríos at the time of the Spanish Conquest
(after Delgado-Calderón 2000:29)
traders, are known to have followed these same routes (Berdan and Anawalt 1992;
Bittman and Sullivan 1978; Coe and Koontz 2002; Scholes and Roys 1948).
Additionally, documents indicate that, during the Postclassic period, the region from the
Coatzacoalcos drainage to Laguna de Términos was considered by the Aztecs to be
enemy territory (Bittman and Sullivan 1978; Scholes and Roys 1948). This situation
would indicate areas not included in the imperial domain, and seemingly insulated from
exterior influence.
The Coatzacoalco señorío was the largest province in the region and was
independent from Aztec imperial rule at the time of the Spanish Entrada (Berdan 1996;
Delgado-Calderón 2000:28; Thomas 1993:555-557) (Figure 3.11). The Solcuahutla
85