Xochimilco (altepetl)
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Xochimilco was the most important city of the Xochimilca people, one of the Nahua tribes that migrated to the Mesoamerica region. At the same time it was the name of the altepetl of this group and his
Petroglyph at Cuauhilama
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, also known as the Conquest of Mexico, was a pivotal event that took place during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Azte
Xochimilco (altepetl)
…Xochimilco c. 900–1521 Xochimilco's Aztec glyph The Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest showing the location of lake Xochimilco. Capital Xochimilco Common languages Classical Nahuatl Religion Pre-Columbian Nahua religion, with Quilaztli…
Cortés and his counselor, the Nahua woman La Malinche, meet Moctezuma in Tenochtitlan, 8 November 1519.
The death of Moctezuma, depicted in the Florentine Codex
Smallpox depicted in Book XII on the conquest of Mexico in the Florentine Codex
The Capture of Cuauhtemoc, 17th century, oil on canvas