Zapotec peoples
The Zapotec are a native tribe of people from Mexico. People think there are between 300.000 and 400.000 people. Most of them live in the state of Oaxaca. Most of them speak either Zapotec dialect continuum or the Chatino language. Before Christopher Columbus came to America, the Zapotec civilisation was highly developed. It also included a system of writing.
Zapotec Peoples Media
Palace of Mitla, capital of the Zapotec civilization between the 8th and 14th centuries.
Map showing the location of the Zapotec Civilization, developed in the Pre-Columbian Era in Mesoamerica.
Statue of La Tehuana Zapotec Woman adorning traditional Zapotec attire
References
- Malinowski, Sharon; Sheets, Anna, ed. (1998); "Zapotec" in The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes; Gale Research, Detroit, Michigan.
Other websites
- Zapotec Culture Archived 2002-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Spanish)
- Zapotec Language Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine (including variants, in English and Spanish)
