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Culhuacan (Classical Nahuatl: Cōlhuàcān [koːlˈwaʔkaːn]) was one of the Nahuatl-speaking pre-Columbian city-states of the Valley of Mexico. According to tradition, Culhuacan was founded by the Toltecs under Mixcoatl and was the first Toltec city. [ 1 ]
Between 900 and 1000 CE, Culhuacan, along with Tula and Otumba, formed the nucleus of the Toltec empire. When this fell, Culhuacan became a haven for the last of the Tula ruling class. The city declined but despite this, it remained the most powerful in the valley until the rise of Tenochtitlan in the 15th century. [7]
Culhuacan or Culhuacán may refer to: Colhuacan (altepetl), a pre-Columbian city-state of the Valley of Mexico; Pueblo Culhuacán, a neighborhood of the Iztapalapa ...
Culhuacan ("place of those with ancestors" is its literal meaning in Classical Nahuatl) was viewed as a prestigious and revered place by the Aztec/Mexica (who also styled themselves 'Culhua-Mexica'). In Aztec codical writing , the symbol or glyph representing the toponym of Culhuacan took the form of a 'bent' or 'curved' hill (a play on the ...
Atotoztli I (Classical Nahuatl: Ātōtōztli [atoˈtostɬi]) also known as Atototzin, was a Toltec princess of Culhuacan, [1] member of the House of Culhuacan and queen consort of Coatlinchan by marriage. She is mostly known for being the reason of the Yacanex War. [2]
There they married and assimilated into Culhuacan culture. [3] In 1323, they asked the new ruler of Culhuacan, Achicometl, for his daughter, in order to make her the goddess Yaocihuatl. Unknown to the king, the Mexica actually planned to sacrifice her. The Mexica believed that by doing this the princess would join the gods as a deity.
Huehue Acamapichtli (Ācamāpichtli [aːkamaːˈpit͡ʃt͡ɬi] = "Handful of reeds", modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ) was a king (Nahuatl: tlatoani) of Culhuacán.. He was a son — and successor — of King Coxcoxtli and his wife.
Culhuacan was moved to a site called Tollantzingo in the 950s, and shortly after that migrants from Tula came into the area to settle as well, bringing with them the worship of Quetzalcoatl. [ 58 ] [ 62 ] Other pre-Hispanic settlements in the Iztapalapa area were established and grew as well, including Hitzilopochco ( Churubusco ...