[1] The village was founded in 1764 when Javier Ramos, a resident of Ameca, bought a livestock site named "La Mesa" for 500 pesos from don José Ignacio de Villaseñor, the owner of Santa María.

[4] The town sits on top of a mesa about 2,000 ft elevated from the Valley of Ameca.

The only exit road that leads to the city of Ameca follows a very steep canyon, and is approximately 3 miles long until it reaches El Texcalame.

The area is settled on "la Mesa de Ramos", a semi-flat mountaintop that is surrounded by mountain slopes and foothills.

Other towns settled in this mountainous-area are Altavista de Ramos to the north, Ipazoltic to the northeast, and San Jerónimo to the east.