Pre-Columbian

At first contact, the Spanish reported that the Zacateco, Caxcan, Guachichil, and Tepehuan were the four primary tribes that inhabited the area of present-day Zacatecas. All region known as La Gran Chichimeca , which was never conquered by the Mexica (Aztecs).

Foundation

In September 8 , 1546 , with the discovery of its mines, the present city of Zacatecas was founded. It was originally baptized as "Minas de los Zacatecas" or "Mines of the Zacatecas". Its rich mineral wealth gave the Spanish Crown a great amount of income (the silver mines in Zacatecas and Potosi, Bolivia, were the Spanish crown's largest sources of income during colonialism), which gave the city of Zacatecas the title of "Ciudad de Nuestra Señora de los Zacatecas". Zacatecas was the name given to the local natives around the city. It basically translates to "inhabitants of the land were the shrubs are abundant" in the Nahuatl language

The Revolution of 1910

The Mexican people revolted against Porfirio Díaz 's dictatorship and social inequity in 1910. One largest battle during the Mexican Revolution and came to be known as La Toma de Zacatecas (The Taking of Zacatecas). Where Pancho Villa and his troops attempted at taking the city of Zacatecas , by doing so, they would be securing financial well-being due to the silver mines that the state was known for.