section_path: Mesoamerica/Totonac civilization
section_name: Totonac civilization
paragraph_text: Totonac civilization
  
  The Totonac civilization was concentrated in the present-day states of Veracruz and Puebla. The Totonacs were responsible for the establishment of cities, such as El Tajín as important commercial trading centers. The Totonacs would later assist in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire as an opportunity to liberate themselves from Aztec military imperialism.