kingdom · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean

Teozacoalco

1000 CE – 1522 CE (approx.) · capital Teozacoalco

A Mixtec kingdom of the Mixteca Alta whose dynastic history is preserved in the Codex Zouche-Nuttall and the Map of Teozacoalco of 1580.

Origins

Teozacoalco, Chiyo Cahnu in Mixtec, was a royal seat in the western Mixteca Alta by about 1000. Its rulers were closely related by marriage to the lords of Tilantongo, the senior Mixtec house, and its first dynasty appears in the codices of this period.

Rule and society

Like other Mixtec kingdoms, it was a small domain ruled by a hereditary lord and lady from a palace, drawing tribute from dependent villages. The Map of Teozacoalco, painted for the Spanish Relaciones Geográficas, lists its rulers in a long genealogy and helped scholars link the codices to real places and dates.

Decline and legacy

Teozacoalco fell under Aztec tribute in the late 15th century and came under Spanish rule after 1522, its native lords continuing as caciques under colonial authority.

Lineage

TeozacoalcoNew Spain 1521 CE – 1821 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Teozacoalco. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/teozacoalco
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