According to myth, Tepoztlan is the birthplace over 1200 years ago of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god widely-worshipped in ancient Mexico.
It has not yet been possible to determine who first inhabited the area. The earliest findings of pottery and other ceramic utensils date back to approximately 1500 BCE.
By the 10th century CE the Toltec culture was predominant in the area. Tepoztl�n is said to have been the birthplace of Ce Acatl, a very important Toltec leader, later known as Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, and who may be the possible historical basis of the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl.
During the Spanish Conquest Hern�n Cort�s is said to have ordered the town razed after the refusal of the town leaders to meet him. This event was chronicled by Bernal D�az del Castillo in The Conquest of New Spain.
Indie musician Conor Oberst recorded his eponymous self-titled album in the City in 2008. Although in the sleeve the city is misspelt Tepotzlan
