Acozac (Ixtapaluca) is an archaeological site located in the Municipality of Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. The site is at kilometer 30 of federal road México - Puebla, towards Ixtapaluca.
| Texcoco Kingdom | ||
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| Name: | Acozac Archaeological Site | |
| Type | Archaeology | |
| Location | Ixtapaluca, State of Mexico Mexico
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| Region | Mesoamerica (México) | |
| Coordinates | 19°19′42.74″N 98°53′33.35″W / 19.3285389°N 98.8925972°W | |
| Culture | Chichimeca – Acolhua – Tepanec | |
| Language | ||
| Chronology | 900 - 1521 CE. | |
| Period | Classical - Postclassical | |
| INAH Web Page | Acozac Archaeological site (Spanish) | |
The site
editHas been linked with Tlazallan - Tlallanoztoc, (Codex Xolotl) as the grandson of Xólotl Techotlallatzin cities site. Ceramic evidence indicates the site had occupation at the following periods: foundation probably started in Azteca I phase (900 to 1,200 CE), and continued with Aztec phase II (1200 to 1430) (Techotlallatzin reign). Azteca phase III (1430 to 1521) structures are currently visible.[1]
Techotlallatzin, Texcoco tlatoani died in 1406, his son Itzcoatl took his place, an inexperienced Prince and was surprised at his city, by Tezozomoc, Azcapotzalco tlatoani, escaped with his son Nezahualcoyotl in arms. He was chased up a forest, where he managed to hide the baby before being killed.[2]
Structures
editCircular temple is dedicated to worship Ehecatl, "the wind god".
The Great Platform (between the circular temple and the Palace), the structure has rooms, patios and altars; some red stucco finishing remains to date; also, two small altars were found near the foundation of the main temple and in front in the lower part.
Over a hundred structures have been detected, presumably for residential use.
From the site the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl can be seen, the site is in the middle of a forest, and the construction remains can be seen, in addition to the natural landscape.
References
edit- ^ "INAH ACOZAC Web Page" [Acozac Archaeological Site]. INAH (in Spanish). Archaeologist Raúl Ernesto García Chávez. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Señores Mexica". Arts & History (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-21.