Cempoala
E79127
Cempoala is a pre-Columbian Totonac archaeological city in modern-day Veracruz, Mexico, known for its role as an important regional center at the time of the Spanish conquest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zempoala | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Totonac settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian city ⓘ |
| abandonedByCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cēmpoalātl
ⓘ
Cempoala ⓘ
surface form:
Zempoala
|
| archaeologicalExcavationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture |
Totonac
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac civilization
|
| dateOfSpanishContact | 1519 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 20 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Totonac
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac people
|
| etymology | from Nahuatl meaning “place of twenty” or “place of many waters” ⓘ |
| event | forging of early Spanish–Totonac alliance ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Late Postclassic period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Temple of the Carved Skulls
ⓘ
Temple of the Chimneys ⓘ Temple of the Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of the Crosses
circular platforms dedicated to Ehecatl ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological zone of Mexico ⓘ |
| inhabitedFromCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large circular temples
ⓘ
role in Spanish conquest of Mexico ⓘ stone rings and towers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | America/Mexico_City ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Actopan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ La Antigua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeityVenerated |
Quetzalcoatl
ⓘ
surface form:
Ehecatl
Tlaloc ⓘ Xipe Totec ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Totonacapan region ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | between 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants at its peak ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| role |
commercial center
ⓘ
regional political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| tributaryTo | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zempoala