Maist fowk gree that the name Culiacán apparently comes frae the wird colhuacan, which can mean ""palace o snakes"", but tradeetionally the maist acceptit translation wad be ""place o those who adore the creuk god Coltzin"". Afore the Spaniards arrivit frae Europe, this steid haed been a smaw Indie dounset syne 628 whan Amerindians haed first foondit it.