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Huitzilopochco

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Huitzilopochco
15th Century–1520s
Glyph of Huitzilopochco
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Common languagesNahuatl
Religion
Pre-Columbian Nahua religion
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraPre-Columbian
• Established
15th Century
• Incorporated into New Spain
1520s
Succeeded by
Viceroyalty of New Spain

Huitzilopochco (sometimes called Churubusco, and other variants) was a small pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (city-state) in the Valley of Mexico.[1][2] Huitzilopochco was called one of the Nauhtecuhtli ("Four Lords"), alongside Culhuacan, Itztapalapan and Mexicatzinco.[3] The name Huitzilopochco means "place of Huitzilopochtli (a god)" in Nahuatl. The inhabitants of Huitzilopochco were known as Huitzilopochca.

References

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  1. ^ Berdan, Frances F. (1996). Aztec Imperial Strategies. Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN 978-0-88402-211-4.
  2. ^ Horn, Rebecca (1997). Postconquest Coyoacan: Nahua-Spanish Relations in Central Mexico, 1519-1650. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2773-0.
  3. ^ Gibson, Charles (1964). The Aztecs Under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico, 1519-1810. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0196-9.