The history of the Tulancingo Valley goes back to 645 AD to the Toltec King Cé Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoátl, third king of the Tula dynasty. Later, the Tulancingo Valley was occupied by the Chichimecas, who gave it to the lordship Acolhuacan.. In the 16th century, the Aztecs took control of the region and in 1525 it became the subject of the Spanish Viceroy. Various names are attributed to the name "Tulancingo": "the small Tollán", "behind the Tule (a type of cactus)" or the "end of the Tules". Tulancingo is located in a fertile valley of temperate climate, which attracted the Spanish colonists. It is also known as the Kingdom of Old Conquerors. Don Nicolás Bravo lived here and founded a newspaper and other enterprises; in his honor the city adopted his name "Tulancingo de Bravo" since the 17th of April, 1858. Today, as a symbol, Tulancingo has giant satellite dishes from the Satellite earth station, the only ones in Mexico. Its construction in 1968 served as a prelude to the active and attractive city that is registering a notable change in urban development, including modern residential zones, wide divided avenues, schools and entertainment centers. Copyright © NAFTAconnect, 1995-2007