Huitzilopochco

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

Last updated December 13, 2025

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. The inhabitants of Huitzilopochco were known as Huitzilopochca.

References

↑ Berdan, Frances F. (1996). Aztec Imperial Strategies. Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN 978-0-88402-211-4.
↑ Horn, Rebecca (1997). Postconquest Coyoacan: Nahua-Spanish Relations in Central Mexico, 1519-1650. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2773-0.
↑ 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.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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[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.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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