During the Mexican War of Independence , both Hermenegildo Galeana and Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras were active in this area . In 1863 , Don Teodoro Estrada and Don Fructuoso Vázquez fought here against the French . In 1870 , the town became the seat of the current municipality of Tonatico , though the territory it then governed was only about half the size of its historical extent . The Liberation Army of the South ( Zapatistas ) were active here , first burning the municipal library in 1912 , attacking federal troops in the main church and ultimately expelling federal troops from the town in 1916 . Tonatico 's annual Passion Play was inaugurated during Holy Week 1940 ; in the same year , the Feria del Calvario ( Calvary Festival ) began to be held , recurring annually on the third Friday in Lent every year . The 1985 Mexico City earthquake also affected this area as well , damaging the Sanctuary of Our Lady , where the statue of Our Lady of Tonatico is housed
1985 Mexico City earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
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