Tlaxiaco region

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The Tlaxiaco region is a historical area in the Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca, Mexico, known as an important pre-Hispanic Mixtec center documented in several Mesoamerican codices.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tlaxiaco region canonical 3
Teposcolula region 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
pre-Hispanic Mixtec center
administrativeCenter Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco
archaeologicalSignificance evidence of long-term Mixtec occupation
associatedWith Mixtec codex tradition
pre-Hispanic trade routes
continent North America
country Mexico
culture Mixtec culture
linked to: Mixtec civilization
documentedIn Mesoamerican codices
Mixtec codices
ethnicGroupHistoricallyAssociated Mixtec people
geographicalFeature highland plateau
mountainous terrain
hasHeritageStatus important indigenous cultural area
hasIndigenousPopulation Mixtec communities
historicalPeriod pre-Hispanic era
historicalRegionOf Mixteca Alta civilization
linked to: Mixtec civilization
knownFor appearance in Mesoamerican codices
pre-Hispanic Mixtec settlements
languageHistoricallySpoken Mixtec languages
locatedIn Mixteca Alta
Oaxaca
southern Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
locatedNear Sierra Mixteca
partOf Mixteca region
state of Oaxaca
linked to: State of Oaxaca
preColumbianImportance major Mixtec political center
religious center for Mixtec polities

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Codex Bodley associatedPlace Tlaxiaco region
Tilantongo region neighboringRegion Tlaxiaco region
MS. Mex. d. 1 associatedPlace Tlaxiaco region
Teposcolula Mixtec spokenIn Teposcolula region
linked to: Tlaxiaco region