THE NAME "Pachuca" probably comes from the Nahuatl word Pachoaca or Pachoacan, meaning "place of the rulers" or "narrow place"; it may also come from the word Patlachiuhacan, which means "place of silver and gold." The official name of the city is Pachuca de Soto in honor of Deputy Manuel Fernando Soto, who was one of the founders of the state HISTORY Pre-Columbian Pachuca de Soto was inhabited by several indigenous groups including settlements connected with the Teotihuacán and Tula cultures. The Aztecs were the last to govern the … [Read more...]