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Azcapotzalco (altépetl), or Tepanec Hegemony
Azcapotzalco is a pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (state), capital of the Tepanec empire, in the Valley of Mexico, on the western shore of Lake Texcoco.The name Azcapotzalco means "at the anthill" in Nahuatl.
Its inhabitants are called Azcapotzalca.
According to the 17th century annalist Chimalpahin, Azcapotzalco was founded by Chichimecs in the year CE 995.The most famous ruler (tlatoani) of Azcapotzalco is Tezozomoctli.
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- Azcapotzalco District Federal Mexico Capital
- Atzcapotzalco Mexico Location
- Chapultepec District Federal Mexico Location
- Ixtacalco District Federal Mexico Location
- Ixtapalapa District Federal Mexico Location
- Mexico City > Ciudad de México District Federal Mexico Location
- Texcoco (de Mora) México Mexico Location
- Tlalpan District Federal Mexico Location
- Uxmal Yucatán Mexico Location
- Xochimilco District Federal Mexico Location