Zapotec people

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The Zapotec people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group from Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their ancient urban centers like Monte Albán, rich traditions, and enduring Zapotec languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
Mesoamerican people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Zapotec civilization ⓘ
capitalOfAncientState Monte Albán ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalRegion Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ
Oaxacan Highlands ⓘ
ethnonym Zapotecs ⓘ
hasSubgroup Isthmus Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec

Sierra Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec

Southern Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people

Valley Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
historicalCity Mitla ⓘ
Monte Albán ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classic Mesoamerica ⓘ
Preclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ
knownFor complex calendar system ⓘ
early urban development in Mesoamerica ⓘ
indigenous governance systems ⓘ
one of the earliest writing systems in Mesoamerica ⓘ
rich textile traditions ⓘ
traditional agriculture ⓘ
language Zapotec languages ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ
nativeTo Mesoamerica ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca state
partOf Indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ
Oto-Manguean peoples ⓘ
politicalOrganization municipalities with usos y costumbres ⓘ
pre-Columbian city-states ⓘ
primaryRegion Oaxaca ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Chatino people ⓘ
Mazatec people ⓘ
linked to: Mazatec

Mixtec people ⓘ
religion Indigenous Mesoamerican religion ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca ⓘ
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca ⓘ
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
traditionalEconomy beans cultivation ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
squash cultivation ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature agricultural rituals ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ
veneration of rain deities ⓘ
UNESCOIntangibleHeritageContext traditional indigenous festivals of Mexico (contextual) ⓘ
writingSystem Zapotec script ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zapotec civilization → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Oaxaca → hasIndigenousGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Benito Juárez → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Southern Mexico → hasEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Pochutec → ethnicGroup → Pochutla people ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca → inhabitedBy → Zapotec communities ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Oaxaca Valley → indigenousGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Zapotec people → hasSubgroup → Valley Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Zapotec people → hasSubgroup → Southern Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Zapotec script → usedBy → Zapotec people ⓘ
Chatino people → relatedEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Guelaguetza → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Mixtec people → relatedEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Region of Sierra Sur → hasEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Juchitán de Zaragoza → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Bènizàa → selfDesignationOf → Zapotec people of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Cloud People → refersTo → Zapotec people ⓘ
Cloud People → appliedTo → Zapotec communities in Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Cloud People → hasEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Pitao Cozobi → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Coquihani → ethnicGroupAssociatedWith → Zapotec people ⓘ
Coquihani → worshippedBy → Zapotec people ⓘ
Alfonso Caso → ethnographicFocus → Zapotec people ⓘ
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca → inhabitedBy → Zapotec people ⓘ
Oaxaca (state) → hasEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
subject linked to: Oaxaca state
Zapotecs → subgroup → Valley Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Zapotecs → subgroup → Southern Sierra Zapotecs ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Etla Valley → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Tlacolula Valley → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Oaxaca highlands → culturalRegionOf → Zapotec people ⓘ
Oaxaca highlands → hasEthnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Tlacolula District → hasIndigenousGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Arroyo Group → heritageOf → Zapotec people ⓘ
Mesoamerican peoples → included → Zapotec peoples ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Isthmus of Tehuantepec foothills → traditionalHomelandOf → Zapotec peoples ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people
Istmo region of Oaxaca → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Zaachila Municipality → ethnicGroup → Zapotec people ⓘ
Zapotecan languages → areSpokenBy → Zapotec peoples ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec people