Throughout the 1520s and 1530s, altepeme retained their autonomy through Christianization and local rulers now adopted new Spanish Christian names: "the names of local elite began to echo those of the men who were turning out to be their overlords rather than their liberators."
During the 1520s and 1530s, altepeme continued to govern themselves through Christianization, while local leaders started using new Spanish Christian names: "the names of local nobility began to resemble those of the men who were becoming their rulers instead of their saviors."