Morelos region

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The Morelos region is a historical area in central Mexico that was once part of the Aztec Triple Alliance’s domain and is known today for its rich indigenous heritage and agricultural traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Morelos region canonical 2
Morelos state 1
eastern Morelos 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
agriculturalProduct beans
fruits
maize
squash
sugarcane
climate temperate highland climate
tropical savanna climate
colonialHistory part of New Spain
country Mexico
culturalHeritage indigenous crafts
traditional cuisine
traditional festivals
economy commercial agriculture
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Nahua
surface form: Nahua people

Tlahuica people
historicallyControlledBy Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Tlacopan polity
surface form: Tlacopan
historicallyPartOf Aztec Empire
Triple Alliance
indigenousHeritage Nahua traditions
Tlahuica traditions
knownFor agricultural traditions
horticulture
maize cultivation
rich indigenous heritage
sugarcane cultivation
language Nahuatl
locatedIn central Mexico
modernAdministrativeOverlap Guerrero
Puebla
State of Mexico
State of Morelos
namedAfter José María Morelos y Pavón
partOf Mesoamerica
preColumbianCulture Aztecs
surface form: Aztec culture

Tlahuica culture
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous Mesoamerican beliefs
timePeriod colonial era
modern era
pre-Columbian era

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Triple Alliance territoryIncludes Morelos region
Tlalpan borough border Morelos region
this entity surface form: Morelos state
Moctezuma I expandedTerritory Morelos region
Cuautla region Morelos region
this entity surface form: eastern Morelos