Totonac popular Catholicism is complex. Elements of both Iberian and Amerindian religion. Many Totonac people have been converted to Protestantism (highly critical of popular Catholic beliefs). Which in some communities had created a conflict.
Social organization of the Totonacs were important. When the Spaniards arrived in America, social organization of the Totonacs was presided over by a cacique and was characterized by a marked difference of classes. The Totonacs were an important civilization of Mesoamerica. Which came to ally with the Spanish and repression suffered by the Aztecs.
As mentioned earlier the cacique was the one who made the big decisions and it influenced the rest of the tribe. Like most of the people of the region, political relations were based on Kinship. Totonacapan became incorporated into the Spanish regime with little violence. Although the region was ravaged by epidemic diseases in the 16th century.
As of today, at least one hundred thousand Totonac people survive in their original territory. Most present today Totonacs are Roman Catholic. But sometimes their Christian practice is mixed with their traditional religion.
http://everything.explained.today/Totonac/
https://www.everyculture.com/Middle-America-Caribbean/Totonac-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html
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