Spanish
The southwest to northwest patterns follow the direction of the mountain
ridges formed by the folds in the earth's crust that make up this part
of the eastern escarpment of the Mesa Central of Mexico. Spanish speakers
are in may ways invaders of these originally Native American territories.
As one can see in this map, the invasion is far from complete. It is more
complete in the easily cultivated regions of the highlands to the west
of this region and in the lowlands of the Southern Huasteca to the northeast.
In the mountainous region that lies between these two zones the invasion
has been in ecological zones that can be developed for cattle ranching.
