Acolhua
E134656
The Acolhua were a Nahua-speaking Mesoamerican people of central Mexico, closely allied with the Aztecs and centered in the city-state of Texcoco.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acolhua canonical | 6 |
| Acolhua people | 3 |
| Acolhua chiefdoms | 1 |
| Culhua | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican people
ⓘ
Nahua people ⓘ |
| affectedByEvent | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztecs
|
| architectureStyle | Mesoamerican temple-pyramid architecture ⓘ |
| artStyle | Central Mexican Postclassic art ⓘ |
| capital | Texcoco ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Texcoco ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| cosmologyType | Mesoamerican cosmology ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ |
| engagedIn | warfare alongside Aztec allies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| floruit |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Texcoco palace complex ⓘ |
| hadEducationSystem | calmecac-style elite education ⓘ |
| hadLegalTradition | codified laws in Texcoco ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Acolhua
self-link
ⓘ
Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Acolhuan
|
| knownFor |
Texcoco as a major cultural and intellectual center
ⓘ
participation in Aztec imperial expansion ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Nahuan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Nahua languages
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Mexico ⓘ |
| majorCity | Texcoco ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nahua cultural sphere ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nahua cultural sphere
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec cultural sphere
Triple Alliance ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | city-state system (altepetl) ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | ally and partner of the Mexica of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| preColumbian | true ⓘ |
| region | Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | tlatoani ⓘ |
| socialStructure | stratified society with nobility and commoners ⓘ |
| spokeDialectOf | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| tripleAlliancePartnerWith |
Mexica
ⓘ
Tepanec ⓘ
surface form:
Tepanecs
|
| used | chinampa agriculture (in parts of their territory) ⓘ |
| usedCalendar | Mesoamerican calendar ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
cotton textiles
ⓘ
obsidian tools ⓘ stone for monumental construction ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Mesoamerican pictographic writing ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acolhua people
this entity surface form:
Acolhua chiefdoms
this entity surface form:
Acolhua people
this entity surface form:
Culhua