Huexotla

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Huexotla was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state in the Valley of Mexico that played a role in regional conflicts such as the Tepanec War.

All labels observed (2)

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Huexotla canonical 2
Huexotzinca 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf altepetl
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state
archaeologicalResearch studied by Mexican archaeologists in the 20th and 21st centuries
associatedWith Acolhua people
linked to: Acolhua
conqueredBy Aztec Triple Alliance
linked to: Aztec Empire
culture Mesoamerican
economyBasedOn agriculture
tribute and regional trade
hasArchaeologicalSite Huexotla archaeological zone
hasRemainsOf defensive walls
platforms and terraces
pre-Hispanic architecture
ritual structures
language Classical Nahuatl
locatedIn Central Mexico
Valley of Mexico
neighboringEntity Tepanec polities
linked to: Aztec city-states

Texcoco
participatedIn Tepanec War
partOf Acolhua region
politicalOrganization ruled by local nobility (pipiltin)
politicalRole regional power in the eastern Valley of Mexico
postConquestStatus subject town under Spanish colonial rule
presentDayLocation State of Mexico, Mexico
linked to: State of Mexico
presentDayMunicipality Texcoco Municipality
religion Mesoamerican polytheism
strategicFeature control of local routes in eastern Valley of Mexico
proximity to Lake Texcoco
timePeriod Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
pre-Columbian era
wasInvolvedIn regional conflicts among Valley of Mexico city-states

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Tepanec War hasParticipant Huexotla
Chicomoztoc associatedWithPeople Huexotzinca
linked to: Huexotla
Acolhua region majorCity Huexotla
Nahua cultural sphere associatedWith Huexotzinca
linked to: Huexotla