Huitzilopochco

15th Century–1520s

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Capital

Not specified

Languages

Nahuatl

Religion

Pre-Columbian Nahua religion

Government

Monarchy

Historical era

Pre-Columbian

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Established

15th Century

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Incorporated into New Spain

1520s

Succeeded by

Viceroyalty of New Spain

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