men ▁appro ve ▁or ▁disapp ro ve ▁laws ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁president , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁requests ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁municipality ▁has ▁ 7 ▁al der men , ▁each ▁of ▁whom ▁heads ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁comm itte es : ▁Ind igen ous ▁Affairs , ▁Urban ▁Development , ▁Health , ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁Environment , ▁Women ' s ▁Affairs , ▁Public ▁Education , ▁Agricult ural ▁Affairs . ▁The ▁trust ee ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁guard ing ▁the ▁municipal ▁her itage , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁disp ens ing ▁justice ▁and ▁ens uring ▁the ▁correct ▁use ▁of ▁resources ▁through ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Tre as ury . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre his pan ic ▁Era ▁Qu iro ga ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁that ▁started ▁before ▁the ▁colonial ▁era . ▁Qu iro ga ▁was ▁an ▁ind isp ens able ▁road ▁from ▁P ure pe cha ▁capital ▁“ T z int z unt zan ” ▁to ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁center ▁“ Z ac ap u ”. ▁Z ac ap u ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁“ C oc up ao ” ▁which ▁means ▁“ L ug ar ▁de ▁rece pción ” ▁(" Place ▁of ▁reception "). ▁This ▁municipality ▁was ▁not ▁widely ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁pre his pan ic ▁era . ▁ ▁Col ony ▁When ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁arrived ▁at ▁Qu iro ga , ▁they ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁name ▁San ▁Diego ▁C oc up ao , ▁by ▁San ▁Diego ▁Al cala , ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁so ▁far ▁leads ▁the ▁parish . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁arrival