To counter this, the village petitioned the Crown to be elevated to the status of a city, which would give it certain rights, privileges and exceptions.
Ta isti kaplan je dodal imenom okoliških vasi v nahuatl jeziku še svetniška imena: Santa María Oaxaca, San Martín Mexicapan, San Juan Chapultepec, Santo Tomas Xochimilco, San Matías Jalatlaco, Santiago Tepeaca, itd.