Tenochtitlan palace

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Tenochtitlan palace was the grand royal complex in the Aztec capital that served as the political and ceremonial center of Emperor Moctezuma II’s rule.

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Label Occurrences
Aztec imperial court 2
Tenochtitlan palace canonical 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural complex
royal palace
adjacentTo Templo Mayor
associatedWith Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
associatedWithEvent first meeting between Moctezuma II and Hernán Cortés
associatedWithRuler Ahuitzotl
Moctezuma II
ceremonialRole venue for state rituals and receptions
civilization Aztec Empire
contains audience halls
courtyards
gardens
residential quarters
ritual spaces
storerooms
treasuries
country Mexico
culturalContext Mesoamerican architecture
demolishedAfter Siege of Tenochtitlan
surface form: Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan
describedIn The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
surface form: accounts of Bernal Díaz del Castillo
flourishedDuring early 16th century
function ceremonial center
political center
royal residence
governedByFrom Moctezuma II
governingInstitution Tenochtitlan palace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aztec imperial court
heritage pre-Columbian Mesoamerican site
languageOfRulers Nahuatl
locatedIn Tenochtitlan
locatedInPresentDay Mexico City
material stone
stucco
partOf sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan
politicalRole seat of Aztec imperial administration
religion Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec religion
siteLaterOccupiedBy colonial buildings in Mexico City
status destroyed
timePeriod Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
surface form: Postclassic Mesoamerica
usedBy Aztec emperors
Moctezuma II
visitedBy Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistadors

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Input
Subject: Tenochtitlan palace
Description of subject: Tenochtitlan palace was the grand royal complex in the Aztec capital that served as the political and ceremonial center of Emperor Moctezuma II’s rule.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moctezuma II residence Tenochtitlan palace
Tenochtitlan palace governingInstitution Tenochtitlan palace self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aztec imperial court
Tlapalizquixochtzin associatedWith Tenochtitlan palace
this entity surface form: Aztec imperial court