Azcapotzalco (altepetl)
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| Capital | Azcapotzalco | |||||||
| Languages | Nahuatl | |||||||
| Religion | Pre-Columbian Nahua religion | |||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||
| Historical era | Pre-Columbian | |||||||
| • | Established | 995 | ||||||
| • | Incorporated into Aztec Empire | 1428 | ||||||
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Azcapotzalco was a pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (state), capital of the Tepanec empire, in the Valley of Mexico, on the western shore of Lake Texcoco.
The name Azcapotzalco means "at the anthill" in Nahuatl. Its inhabitants were called Azcapotzalca.
According to the 17th century annalist Chimalpahin, Azcapotzalco was founded by Chichimecs in the year 995 AD.
The most famous ruler (tlatoani) of Azcapotzalco was Tezozomoctli.
According to chronicler Fernando Alva Ixtlilxóchitl the Tepanec's were a Chichimec group and settled in 1012 in the region west of Lake Texcoco. Its lineage begins when their Acolhua leader (or Acolnahuacatl) marries Xolotl's daughter Cuetlaxochitzin. But this information is rather in a mythical context, Acolnahuacatl's life is registered much later.
Chimalpahin places their settlement before, in 995. In fact archaeological investigations have revealed that Azcapotzalco was inhabited from the Classical period - around year 600 – and were related to the Teotihuacan’s culture and language, as it is known that they still spoke the Otomi language in the 14th century while the Nahuatl was lingua franca from 1272. Continuing with data provided by Chimalpahin, he mentions that Tepanec entered the Triple Alliance from 1047 (this Alliance is different from a much later alliance involving the Aztecs).
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