They hunted all kinds of animals, except frogs and lizards.ĭeer were the most precious prey. These native inhabitants lived from hunting, fishing and gathering. For example, some of the groups could be distinguished as erasers, chicks, scratches or pellets. These names were especially related to some physical characteristics. The first Spaniards gave different names to the ethnic groups of Nuevo Leon. And the coahuiltecos and the erased lived to the west and the east, respectively. The huachichiles dwelt to the south of this same city. To the north of present-day Monterrey were the Alazapas. In pre-Hispanic times, the settlers of what is now known as Nuevo León were collectively called"Chichimecas". Ethnic groups of Nuevo León at the arrival of the Spaniards In 1775 it was found that there were no native peoples in this Mexican state. Thus, in the eighteenth century the ethnic groups of Nuevo Leon were practically nonexistent. On the other hand, mortality due to the epidemics that developed at the time contributed in large part to its extinction.
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