Triple Alliance
E19955
The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Triple Alliance leadership | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican alliance
ⓘ
imperial confederation ⓘ political coalition ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec Triple Alliance
Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica Triple Alliance
|
| capital | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
| culture | Aztec civilization ⓘ |
| currency | cacao beans ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1521 ⓘ |
| dominantMember | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| economy | tribute-based economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1521 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Acolhua
ⓘ
Mexica ⓘ Tepanec ⓘ |
| followedBy | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| formedAfter |
Tepanec War
ⓘ
defeat of Azcapotzalco ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
hegemonic empire
ⓘ
tributary empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan ⓘ Texcoco ⓘ Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
| inception | 1428 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
human sacrifice
ⓘ
large tribute system ⓘ military expansion ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Nahuatl
|
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| memberOf | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| overthrownWithHelpOf |
Tlaxcala
ⓘ
indigenous allies of the Spanish ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Tepanec War
ⓘ
surface form:
Tepanec hegemony of Azcapotzalco
|
| religion |
Aztec religion
ⓘ
Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1428 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
Morelos region ⓘ parts of Oaxaca ⓘ parts of Puebla ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.