Cholulteca

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The Cholulteca were the indigenous people associated with the ancient city of Cholula in central Mexico, known for their role in Mesoamerican trade, religion, and monumental pyramid construction.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cholula city-state 1
Cholulteca canonical 1
city of Cholula 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican people
indigenous people
agriculturalProducts beans
chili peppers
maize
squash
architecturalStyle platform mounds
stepped pyramids
associatedWith ancient city of Cholula
centeredOn Great Pyramid of Cholula
conqueredBy Spanish Empire
conqueredDuring Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
culturalInfluenceFrom Aztec
linked to: Aztec culture

Olmec
linked to: Olmec civilization

Teotihuacan
Toltec
linked to: Toltec civilization
economyBasedOn agriculture
craft production
regional trade
engagedIn cacao trade
ceramic trade
feather trade
obsidian trade
ethnicGroupOf Cholula
hadPilgrimageCenterAt Cholula
interactedWith Aztec Empire
Tlaxcalans
knownFor Great Pyramid of Cholula
long-distance trade
monumental pyramid construction
religious activities
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages
locatedIn Puebla Valley
central Mexico
majorDeityVenerated Quetzalcoatl
Tlaloc
partOf Mesoamerica
politicalOrganization city-state
religion Mesoamerican polytheism
ritualPractice bloodletting
human sacrifice
offerings to deities
sufferedEvent Cholula massacre
linked to: massacre at Cholula
timePeriod Classic period of Mesoamerica
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
urbanCenter Cholula
usedCalendarSystem Mesoamerican calendar
usedWritingSystem Mesoamerican pictographic writing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Tlachihualtepetl associatedWith city of Cholula
linked to: Cholulteca
Cholulan nobles partOf Cholula city-state
linked to: Cholulteca