Chalco (altepetl)
| Chalco | ||||||||
| Tributary of the Aztec Empire (from 1465) | ||||||||
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| Capital | Itzcahuacan, Tlalmanalco (de facto) | |||||||
| Languages | Nahuatl | |||||||
| Religion | Pre-Columbian Nahua religion | |||||||
| Political structure | Confederation | |||||||
| Historical era | Pre-Columbian | |||||||
| • | Established | 13th century | ||||||
| • | Aztec conquest | 1465 | ||||||
| • | Spanish conquest | 1521 | ||||||
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Chālco [ˈt͡ʃaːɬko] was a complex pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl or confederacy in central Mexico. It was divided into the four sub-altepetl of Tlalmanalco/Tlacochcalco, Amaquemecan, Tenanco Texopalco Tepopolla and Chimalhuacan-Chalco, which were themselves further subdivided into altepetl tlayacatl, each with its own tlatoani (king). Its inhabitants were known as the Chālcatl [ˈt͡ʃaːɬkat͡ɬ] (singular) or Chālcah [ˈt͡ʃaːɬkaʔ] (plural).
In the 14th and early 15th centuries, flower wars were fought between the Chalca and the Aztecs. Serious war erupted in 1446. According to the Amaqueme historian Chimalpahin, this was because the Chalca refused a Mexica demand to contribute building materials for the temple of Huitzilopochtli. Chalco was finally conquered by the Aztecs under Moctezuma I in or around 1465, and the kings of Chalco were exiled to Huexotzinco. The rulerships were restored by Tizoc in 1486, who installed new tlatoque. Chalco paid more tribute to Tenochtitlan in the form of food than any other region in the Valley of Mexico, probably because of its fertile soil and location.
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