Tlatelolco (Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco-Tlatelōlco[tɬateˈloːɬko], modern Nahuatl pronunciation (help·info)) (also called Mexico Tlatelolco) was a pre-Columbianaltepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. The Mexica settled on an island in Lake Texcoco and founded the altepetl of Mexico-Tenochtitlan on the southern portion of the island. In 1337, a group of dissident Mexica broke away from the Tenochca leadership in Tenochtitlan and founded Mexico-Tlatelolco on the northern portion of the island. Tenochtitlan was closely tied with its sister city, which was largely dependent on the market of Tlatelolco, the most important site of commerce in the area.[1]
Defeat of the Tlatoani of Mexico-Tlatelolco, Moquihuix, in 1473, according to Codex Mendoza.Barrios of pre-conquest Tlatelolco over modern map
In 1337, thirteen years after the foundation of Tenochtitlan, the Tlatelolca declared themselves independent from the Tenochca and inaugurated their first independent tlatoani (dynastic ruler). Under the king Quaquapitzahuac (1376–1417), the first two stages of the Main Pyramid of Tlatelolco were constructed. Under Tlacateotl (1417–1428), the Tlatelolca assisted the Tenochca in the war against the Tepanec empire, dominated by Azcapotzalco. Shortly thereafter, the first war between the Tenochca and Tlatelolca erupted. Also during Tlacateotl's reign, the third stage of the Main Pyramid was constructed. Under Quauhtlatoa (1428–1460), the Tlatelolca conquered the city-state of Ahuilizapan (now Orizaba, Veracruz), and fought against the people of Chalco along with the Tenochca. The fourth and fifth stages of the Main Pyramid were constructed in this period. The ruler Moquihuix (1460–1473) constructed the sixth stage of the temple, but in 1473, in the Battle of Tlatelolco, he was defeated by the Tenochca tlatoaniAxayacatl, and Tlatelolco was made subject to Tenochtitlan. Itzcuauhtzin ruled Tlatelolco during a period in which it was almost completely incorporated into Tenochtitlan.[2]: 65
In his Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España, conquistadorBernal Díaz del Castillo made several observations regarding Tlatelolco. He opined that its temple was the greatest in all of Mexico. Regarding its marketplace, he wrote that the Spanish "were astonished at the number of people and the quantity of merchandise that it contained, and at the good order and control that was maintained, for we had never seen such a thing before."[3]
During Cortés'ssiege of Tenochtitlan, the Mexicas would retreat to Tlatelolco, and even achieve a successful ambush against the Spanish conquistadores and their allies, but would ultimately fall along with the rest of the island to Spain.[4] After the completion of the two-year Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521, the Spanish conquerors established the ruins of Mexico-Tenochtitlan as the Spanish capital of New Spain. The remnants of the indigenous populations of Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco following the conquest were administered by indigenous elites in the incorporated Indian towns of Santiago Tlatelolco and San Juan Tenochtitlan. Tlatelolco remained an important location in the colonial era, partly because of the foundation there, of the school for elite indigenous men, the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, which was the first school of higher learning in the Americas. Today its remains are located within Mexico City.
In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, archeological excavations have taken place at the Tlatelolco (archaeological site) in what is now part of Mexico City. The excavations of the prehispaniccity-state are centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, a square surrounded on three sides by an excavated Aztec site, a 17th-century church called Templo de Santiago, and the modern office complex of the Mexican foreign ministry. In February 2009, the discovery of a mass grave with 49 human bodies was announced by archaeologists. The grave is considered unusual because the bodies are laid out ritually.[5]
NotesEdit
^Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo. "Tlatelolco". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture, vol. 3, pp. 230–31.
^León-Portilla, M. 1992, 'The Broken Spears: The Aztec Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico. Boston: Beacon Press, ISBN978-0807055014
^Diaz del Castillo, Bernal (16 January 2009). The History of the Conquest of New Spain. ISBN9780826342881. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^Hanson, Victor Davis (2007-12-18). Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN978-0-307-42518-8.
^"Aztec 'warrior' mass grave found". BBC. 12 February 2009.
Further readingEdit
Anales de Tlatelolco, unos annales históricos de la nación mexicana y Códice de Tlatelolco. Edited by Heinrich Berlin and Robert H. Barlow. Mexico 1948.
Barlow, Robert H. Tlatelolco, rival de Tenochtitlan. Edited by Jesús Monjarás-Ruiz, Elena Limón, and María de la Cruz Paillés Hernández. Mexico City and Puebla 1987.
Castañeda de la Paz, María (2008). "Apropiación de Elementos y Símbolos de Legitimidad entre la Nobleza Indígena. El Caso Del Cacicazgo Tlatelolca." Anuario De Estudios Americanos. Directory of Open Access Journals.
Chimalpahin Cuauhtlehuantzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñon. Codex Chimalpahiin: Society and Politics in Mexico Tenochtitlan, Tlatelolco, Texcoco, Culhuacan, and Other Nahua Altepetl in Central Mexico. Arthur J.O. Anderson et al. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press 1997.
Garduño, Ana. Conflictos y alianzas entre Tlatelolco y Tenochtitlan. Mexico City 1998.
Guilliem Arroyo, Salvador. Ofrendas a Ehecatll-Quetzalcoatl en Tlatelolco. Coleccion Científica INAH Num. 400. 1999. Mexico.
Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo. "Tlatelolco" in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture, vol. 3, pp. 230–31. Oxford University Press 2001.
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For other uses see Tlatelolco disambiguation Tlatelolco Classical Nahuatl Mexihco Tlatelōlco tɬateˈloːɬko modern Nahuatl pronunciation help info also called Mexico Tlatelolco was a pre Columbian altepetl or city state in the Valley of Mexico Its inhabitants known as the Tlatelolca were part of the Mexica a Nahuatl speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century The Mexica settled on an island in Lake Texcoco and founded the altepetl of Mexico Tenochtitlan on the southern portion of the island In 1337 a group of dissident Mexica broke away from the Tenochca leadership in Tenochtitlan and founded Mexico Tlatelolco on the northern portion of the island Tenochtitlan was closely tied with its sister city which was largely dependent on the market of Tlatelolco the most important site of commerce in the area 1 Mexihco Tlatelōlco1337 1473The Aztec glyph for TlatelolcoCommon languagesClassical NahuatlReligionAztec religionGovernmentMonarchyTlatoani 1376 1417Quaquapitzahuac 1417 1428Tlacateotl 1428 1460Quauhtlatoa 1460 1473Moquihuix 1475 1520ItzquauhtzinHistorical eraPre Columbian Established1337 War with Tenochtitlan1473Aztec glyphs for the member states of the Aztec Triple Alliance Texcoco left Tenochtitlan middle and Tlacopan right Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 Further reading 4 See alsoHistory Edit Defeat of the Tlatoani of Mexico Tlatelolco Moquihuix in 1473 according to Codex Mendoza Barrios of pre conquest Tlatelolco over modern mapIn 1337 thirteen years after the foundation of Tenochtitlan the Tlatelolca declared themselves independent from the Tenochca and inaugurated their first independent tlatoani dynastic ruler Under the king Quaquapitzahuac 1376 1417 the first two stages of the Main Pyramid of Tlatelolco were constructed Under Tlacateotl 1417 1428 the Tlatelolca assisted the Tenochca in the war against the Tepanec empire dominated by Azcapotzalco Shortly thereafter the first war between the Tenochca and Tlatelolca erupted Also during Tlacateotl s reign the third stage of the Main Pyramid was constructed Under Quauhtlatoa 1428 1460 the Tlatelolca conquered the city state of Ahuilizapan now Orizaba Veracruz and fought against the people of Chalco along with the Tenochca The fourth and fifth stages of the Main Pyramid were constructed in this period The ruler Moquihuix 1460 1473 constructed the sixth stage of the temple but in 1473 in the Battle of Tlatelolco he was defeated by the Tenochca tlatoani Axayacatl and Tlatelolco was made subject to Tenochtitlan Itzcuauhtzin ruled Tlatelolco during a period in which it was almost completely incorporated into Tenochtitlan 2 65 In his Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva Espana conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo made several observations regarding Tlatelolco He opined that its temple was the greatest in all of Mexico Regarding its marketplace he wrote that the Spanish were astonished at the number of people and the quantity of merchandise that it contained and at the good order and control that was maintained for we had never seen such a thing before 3 During Cortes s siege of Tenochtitlan the Mexicas would retreat to Tlatelolco and even achieve a successful ambush against the Spanish conquistadores and their allies but would ultimately fall along with the rest of the island to Spain 4 After the completion of the two year Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 the Spanish conquerors established the ruins of Mexico Tenochtitlan as the Spanish capital of New Spain The remnants of the indigenous populations of Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco following the conquest were administered by indigenous elites in the incorporated Indian towns of Santiago Tlatelolco and San Juan Tenochtitlan Tlatelolco remained an important location in the colonial era partly because of the foundation there of the school for elite indigenous men the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco which was the first school of higher learning in the Americas Today its remains are located within Mexico City In the twentieth and twenty first centuries archeological excavations have taken place at the Tlatelolco archaeological site in what is now part of Mexico City The excavations of the prehispanic city state are centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas a square surrounded on three sides by an excavated Aztec site a 17th century church called Templo de Santiago and the modern office complex of the Mexican foreign ministry In February 2009 the discovery of a mass grave with 49 human bodies was announced by archaeologists The grave is considered unusual because the bodies are laid out ritually 5 Notes Edit Matos Moctezuma Eduardo Tlatelolco The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture vol 3 pp 230 31 Leon Portilla M 1992 The Broken Spears The Aztec Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico Boston Beacon Press ISBN 978 0807055014 Diaz del Castillo Bernal 16 January 2009 The History of the Conquest of New Spain ISBN 9780826342881 Retrieved 20 August 2021 Hanson Victor Davis 2007 12 18 Carnage and Culture Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 307 42518 8 Aztec warrior mass grave found BBC 12 February 2009 Further reading EditAnales de Tlatelolco unos annales historicos de la nacion mexicana y Codice de Tlatelolco Edited by Heinrich Berlin and Robert H Barlow Mexico 1948 Barlow Robert H Tlatelolco rival de Tenochtitlan Edited by Jesus Monjaras Ruiz Elena Limon and Maria de la Cruz Pailles Hernandez Mexico City and Puebla 1987 Castaneda de la Paz Maria 2008 Apropiacion de Elementos y Simbolos de Legitimidad entre la Nobleza Indigena El Caso Del Cacicazgo Tlatelolca Anuario De Estudios Americanos Directory of Open Access Journals Chimalpahin Cuauhtlehuantzin Domingo Francisco de San Anton Munon Codex Chimalpahiin Society and Politics in Mexico Tenochtitlan Tlatelolco Texcoco Culhuacan and Other Nahua Altepetl in Central Mexico Arthur J O Anderson et al Norman Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Press 1997 Garduno Ana Conflictos y alianzas entre Tlatelolco y Tenochtitlan Mexico City 1998 Guilliem Arroyo Salvador Ofrendas a Ehecatll Quetzalcoatl en Tlatelolco Coleccion Cientifica INAH Num 400 1999 Mexico Matos Moctezuma Eduardo Tlatelolco in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture vol 3 pp 230 31 Oxford University Press 2001 See also EditList of Tlatelolco rulers Codex of Tlatelolco Tzilacatzin19 27 04 N 99 08 15 W 19 4511 N 99 1375 W 19 4511 99 1375 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tlatelolco altepetl amp oldid 1172641667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
