History of Lerma

Lerma is located in the Valley of Tollocan Tolocan correctly, there are no reliable references corroborate the Toluca Valley, Valley Nepintahihui Matlatzinco or until the time of the colony was occupied by the morass of Chicnahuapan (today Lerma), covering Xonacatlán Tenango to and from Toluca to the foot of the Mount of the Crosses.

It is said that one of the Otomi matlatzincas groups founded the town of Lerma. Quiroz Romero objects to the claim (Priest Arnulfo Hurtado) that the pre-Hispanic name of Lerma is on Cacamilhuacan Mexican language, with the meaning of "???? Cornfield crows"????.

For 1426, Itzcoatl, fourth tlatoani of the great city of Mexico Tenochtitlan, incursions by the course of Atzcapozalco, endorsing the towns of Coyoacán, Cauhuacan, Tlacopan Mixcoac Cuajimalpa Cuauhtitlán, Xochimilco, Chalco, Tlatelolco, Cauauhnahuac (Cuernavaca) and Huitzizilapan village, town municipality of Lerma today.

Upon arrival of the Aztecs, the three main ethnic groups were distributed as follows: the Otomi mainly dominated northern Toluca Valley and were limited to the territory now occupied by the municipality of Lerma and Ocoyoacac, with some communities scattered between thereof. The Matlatzincas, which dominated southern Toluca Valley and had as main sites the shore of Laguna Chiconahuapan while dominated Mazahuas westward Toluca Valley, mountains and sunsets of the State of Mexico.

Chichimeca groups would join the communities near the lakes, fishing and sitting practicing culturally matlatzincas or Otomi called southerners, although the territory of the Otomi limited in this part of the matlatzincas Lerma, so presumably there there was a great cultural influence between the calls and the Otomi matlatzincas as to the Valley of Toluca was known as the Valley Matalcingo and the river that was born in the lagoon of Chiconahuapan, was called Rio Grande or Matalcingo, which retained its name until the end eighteenth century.

With the arrival of the Spanish lands were granted by mercedes and Parcels were instituted. The first Commendation was given to Isabel Moctezuma Moctezuma tlatoani daughter, was granted subject to Tacuba people with hereditary and perpetual; between these peoples is Tlalaxco (today Santa Maria Atarasquillo). In a letter that Don Antonio Cortes and other lords of the village of Tacuba led the February 20, 1561 to Philip II, mercedes asked people who had been subjected before the Conquest, in the list of towns and stays that refers gift Antonio Cortes are: the people of Tlalaxco, Huitzizilapan.

You may from Isabel Moctezuma Commit is also put in the village magistrate Tlalaxco, since in 1613, when Martin Reolín Marejón requested the foundation of a new city or town, is found as mayor Alonso of Loa .

In 1535, Vasco de Quiroga Ocoyoacac purchase chieftain, Martin Chimaltécatl, Tultepec lands and people at the hospital did bring Santa Fe to found and to populate, hence the origin of the inhabitants of Tultepec either Aztec or tenochca people , Nahuatl speakers.

The most remarkable fact raised during the War of Independence, which relates to Lerma, is the battle of Las Cruces occurred on October 30, 1810 and later the Battle of Lerma was made May 20, 1812.

The October 30 began in the mountain of Las Cruces the confrontation between the royal forces and insurgents and the forces led by Father Hidalgo defeated Trujillo, from the plains to the mountain Salazar of Las Cruces.

The May 20, 1812 over a thousand men came up the hill and ran Amomolulco against the city of Lerma, defended by only two short caliber cannons, poorly assembled, 19 grinders and 19 old shotguns were waiting. The next night they moved to Santiago.

On February 9, 1825 municipalities were established in the State of Mexico, then had not left the state of Guerrero, Hidalgo, Morelos and the Federal District. It is considered as the date of erection of the City of Lerma on 1 January 1826, since according to the decree of February 9, 1825, enter the first municipalities function.

It is very important to mention that time before the War of Reform, Lerma was the residence of the supreme powers of the State of Mexico, so Lerma became the sixth state capital of Mexico. On May 6, 1868, with provisional governor of the State of Mexico and the lawyer Cayetano Gómez Pérez, is enacted in the city of Toluca, creating Lerma District.

In the town of Lerma, modifications have originated either adding or deleting municipalities, for example, was erected the municipality of San Mateo Atenco, Lerma District, on October 12, 1871, in the same order in the second article, is added to the municipality of Lerma, Hacienda Doña Rosa. In 1874 San Pedro separated Tultepec of San Mateo and became part of the municipality of Lerma.

The September 13, 1910, General Porfirio Diaz gave three important railway concessions to American companies, one of which was the "???? Mexican National Construction"????; Was intended that the State of Mexico had two railway lines: Mexico-Toluca-Morelia-Manzanillo Maravatio and another starting from some point after Maravatio to San Luis Potosi, Monterrey.

On May 5, 1882, were inaugurated and Herrera Jajalpa stations and first passenger train passed through this city.

The construction of this railroad streamlined Toluca trade relations with other states and especially Mexico City.

During the early years of the Mexican Revolution, calm prevailed in most of the municipalities that make up the districts of Toluca and Lerma, this was due to military control state authorities exercised over these territories, by assigning armed bands in the district and municipal capitals. However, the properties of Doña Rosa Santa Catarina and San Nicolas Peralta belonging to the municipality of Lerma, suffered multiple attacks by small groups of affiliation Zapatista revolutionaries operating in the state during the first five years of struggle.

When he was mayor of Lerma and Juan Gutierrez Gonzalez in the period 1958-1960, organized the municipal archives and the Public Registry of Property of Lerma. Also managed to almost doubling the territory of the municipality of Ocoyoacac, which in 1960 was 71.21 km2, and the Rock, La Escondida, El Portezuelo, The Marqueza and segregated Zarco Lerma Township and became part Ocoyoacac Township.

Since 1940, begins a population topping due to the installation of the aqueduct of what today is known as "Alto Lerma". This watershed represents a solution to Mexico City on supplies of water taken from its springs, as a project of the most important of the last fifty years.

In early 1960, he installed the first industries in what is now known as Lerma Industrial Park, sparking a rapid growth of its population and a notary progress with new jobs.