XXXVII 5, Abril Martinez Hernandez, Chichimeca Jonaz Chichimeca is the collective name for several different groups living mostly in central Mexico. Chichimeca Jonaz, for example, live in the San Luis de la Paz community. "We were colonized by germs, guns and God.’' - Mexican saying The Chichimecas were a semi-nomadic group whose turbulent history includes violent clashes with the Spanish colonizers.