Coixtlahuaca

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Coixtlahuaca was an important pre-Columbian city in present-day Oaxaca, Mexico, serving as a key political and cultural hub in the Mixtec region.

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Coixtlahuaca canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
pre-Columbian city
associatedWith Codex Bodley
Codex Vindobonensis
Mixtec codices
civilization Mesoamerican civilization
conqueredBy Aztec Empire
Moctezuma I
continent North America
country Mexico
culture Chocho
Mixtec
declineCause Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
surface form: Spanish conquest of Mexico
economy agriculture-based economy
long-distance trade
era pre-Columbian era
hasArchaeologicalRemains palatial complexes
platforms and plazas
temple structures
hasNameEtymology derived from Nahuatl "Coix-tlahuacan"
heritageStatus important regional archaeological heritage site
knownFor rich painted codices depicting its rulers and history
strategic position on trade routes between central Mexico and Oaxaca
languageUsed Chocho language
Mixtec languages
surface form: Mixtec language
locatedIn Mexico
Mixteca Alta
Oaxaca
Valley of Coixtlahuaca
modernMunicipality San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca
partOf Mixtec civilization
politicalStructure city-state
regional kingdom
predecessorOf colonial town of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca
presentIn Valley of Coixtlahuaca drainage basin
region Mixteca region
surface form: Mixtec region
religion Mesoamerican polytheism
significance important cultural hub in pre-Columbian Oaxaca
major political center in the Mixtec region
timePeriod Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
surface form: Late Postclassic period

Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
surface form: Postclassic Mesoamerica
tributaryTo Aztec Empire

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Mixtec civilization majorCenter Coixtlahuaca
Mixtec people capitalOrMajorCenter Coixtlahuaca