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Xaltocan

Xaltocan was an Otomí town on an island in Lake Xaltocan in the northern Valley of Mexico. From the 13th century it ruled a regional state, but around 1395 it was conquered by the Tepanecs of Azcapotzalco under Tezozomoc and many of its people dispersed. Excavations have made it a key site for the study of Postclassic central Mexico.

Xaltocan
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Tepanec Empire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Xaltocan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xaltocan
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