Tepusco, Tepuxco

for Veronica Rahorn:

The word Tepusco seems to signify copper. The book "Nombres indigenas de todas las ciudades y municipios de la republica mexicana" by Gral. Gabriel Gavira, Mexico, 1953, has the following:

Tepuxtepec - Residencia del dios de cobre o cerro de cobre
Tepoxcolula - Lugar donde se tuerce el metal o de ganchos de cobre.

Gloria Delgado, Albany CA

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Submitted by gloriad648 on 4 September, 2008 - 5:45pm.

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vrahorn | 9 September, 2008 - 12:15am

Thank you, Gloria. I appreciate you looking that up for me.

V-

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gloria"
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Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Tepusco, Tepuxco

> for Veronica Rahorn:
>
> The word Tepusco seems to signify copper. The book "Nombres indigenas de
> todas las ciudades y municipios de la republica mexicana" by Gral. Gabriel
> Gavira, Mexico, 1953, has the following:
>
> Tepuxtepec - Residencia del dios de cobre o cerro de cobre
> Tepoxcolula - Lugar donde se tuerce el metal o de ganchos de cobre.
>
> Gloria Delgado, Albany CA
>

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