People / group

Huastec people

Also known as Teenek

The Huastec, or Teenek, are an Indigenous people of north-eastern Mexico who speak a Mayan language that separated from the other Mayan languages long ago. They live in the Huasteca region of northern Veracruz and San Luis Potosí. Their pre-Hispanic culture was known for shell ornaments, distinctive pottery and stone sculpture, and much of their land was conquered by the Aztec Empire in the 15th century.

Huastec people
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Huastec chiefdoms

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Huastec people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huastec-people
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