▁Francis c ans ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Y ermo . ▁Between ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁Am ac uz ac ▁lost ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁its ▁territory ▁to ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁of ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Las ▁Pal mas . ▁ ▁General ▁Ag ust ín ▁de ▁It urb ide ▁maintained ▁his ▁headquarters ▁in ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Am ac uz ac ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁before ▁agree ing ▁to ▁the ▁Plan ▁of ▁Ig ual a ▁that ▁ended ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Am ac uz ac ▁was ▁nearly ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Mat l al zá hu ac ▁ep ide mic ▁and ▁ch ol era . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁this ▁town ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁one ▁kilometer ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁town , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁An ic eto ▁Ar anda ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁re built ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁An ic eto ▁Ar anda . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁several ▁families ▁from ▁Te ac al co ▁and ▁Cont l al co ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁Am ac uz ac . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Am ac uz ac ▁built ▁a ▁ch al ana ▁( bar ge ) ▁to ▁transport ▁mer ch and ise ▁from ▁A cap ul co . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Am ac uz