Mexicaneros


The Mexicaneros are an indigenous people of Durango and Nayarit, Mexico. They are one of the 62 original cultures of Mexico. They speak the Mexicanero language, one of the Nahuatl dialects. Some 1,300 individuals spoke the Mexicanero language as of 2011.
Currently, three Mexicanero communities exist: Santa Cruz in Nayarit and San Agustín de San Buenaventura and San Pedro Jícaras in southern Durango.