History
In precolumbian times Zacatepec was under the Tlahuica lordship of Cuauhnahuac(Cuernavaca). After the conquest it fell under the jurisdiction of the Count of Oaxaca. Once the independece of Mexico was won Zacatepec was part of the State of Mexico, until the creation of the State of Morelos.
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