Chalca people
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The Chalca people were a pre-Hispanic Nahua group of central Mexico known for their city-states around Lake Chalco and their eventual incorporation into the Aztec Empire.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nahua people
ⓘ
indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceFoundIn | Chalco region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Mexica people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexica rulers of Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Mexica people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlahuica people NERFINISHED ⓘ Xochimilca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | central Mexico ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| hadCityState |
Amecameca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ayapango NERFINISHED ⓘ Chalco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenango del Aire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlalmanalco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadClass |
commoners (macehualtin)
ⓘ
nobility (pipiltin) ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalStructure | city-state (altepetl) ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural productivity
ⓘ
lake-based resources ⓘ resistance to Mexica expansion ⓘ |
| legacy | toponyms in the Chalco region of modern State of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Lake Chalco region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborOf |
Mexica people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlahuica people NERFINISHED ⓘ Xochimilca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | regional trade networks of the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nahua civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| practiced | chinampa agriculture ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Chalco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | veneration of Mesoamerican deities ⓘ |
| socialStructure | stratified society ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Spanish colonial rule after conquest ⓘ |
| timeOfConquest | 15th century ⓘ |
| tributaryTo |
Aztec Triple Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCalendarSystem | Mesoamerican calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.