Palacio de Ocomo

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Palacio de Ocomo
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Palacio de Ocomo
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Location Oconahua, Flag of Jalisco.svg Jalisco, Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
RegionFlag of Jalisco.svg Jalisco
History
Foundedc. 600-700 CE
Cultures El Grillo tradition [1]
Site notes
Excavation dates2006-present
Architecture
Architectural styles Teotihuacano [2]
Restored: April 3, 2006

Palacio de Ocomo, known in English as the Ocomo Palace, is an archaeological zone located in Oconahua, Jalisco, Mexico, constructed between the year is 700 and the 1100 AD, and reconstructed several times even up to the time of the Spanish Conquest, when it was abandoned.

Ocomo Palace is one of the biggest tecpans (palaces) of the ancient Mexico, it has 125 meters for side, and it is considered the more monumental building of this style in Mexico, since measures 1000 square meters.

References

  1. "Sitio Arqueológico Palacio de Ocomo | Secretaría de Cultura".
  2. "Revelan secretos del Palacio de Ocomo en Etzatlán | NTR Guadalajara".