Huitzilopochco

Huitzilopochco
15th Century–1520s
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Common languages	Nahuatl
Religion	Pre-Columbian Nahua religion
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Pre-Columbian
• Established	15th Century
• Incorporated into New Spain	1520s
Succeeded by Viceroyalty of New Spain

Huitzilopochco (sometimes called Churubusco , and other variants) was a small pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (city-state) in the Valley of Mexico. ^{[1] [2]} Huitzilopochco was called one of the Nauhtecuhtli ("Four Lords"), alongside Culhuacan, Itztapalapan and Mexicatzinco. ^[3] The name Huitzilopochco means "place of Huitzilopochtli (a god)" in Nahuatl. ^[4] The inhabitants of Huitzilopochco were known as Huitzilopochca.

References

1. Berdan, Frances F. (1996). Aztec Imperial Strategies. Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN   978-0-88402-211-4.
2. Horn, Rebecca (1997). Postconquest Coyoacan: Nahua-Spanish Relations in Central Mexico, 1519-1650. Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-0-8047-2773-0.
3. Gibson, Charles (1964). The Aztecs Under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico, 1519-1810. Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-0-8047-0196-9.
4. "Churubusco Prehispánico: Huitzilopochco". Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones. INAH. Retrieved 17 January 2026.