▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁re located ▁Spanish ▁families ▁here ▁to ▁sett le . ▁The ▁municipality ▁remained ▁quiet ▁through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁period ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁various ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁only ▁events ▁of ▁note ▁were ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁arm ies ▁of ▁Miguel ▁H idal go ▁and ▁Ig na cio ▁López ▁Ray ón ▁on ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁At la com ul co ▁officially ▁became ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁very ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁At la com ul co ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁ha ci end as ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁T oshi ▁Ha ci enda ▁and ▁the ▁El ▁Sal to ▁Ha ci enda . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Revolution , ▁Lu cio ▁Blan co ▁occupied ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁At la com ul co ▁with ▁his ▁groups ▁while ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁B aj ío ▁region . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁here ▁for ▁s ack ing ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ' s ▁gra in , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁printing ▁money ▁which ▁was ▁circul ated ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁period , ▁the ▁municipality ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁resident , ▁Is id ro ▁F abel a ▁Alf aro ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁politician ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of