A major pre-Columbian city located at modern Colula. Established c. 200 BC, the city remained a major center until the Spanish conquest, having been taken over by Toltecs and Chichimecs in c. 1200 BC. Site of a notable massacre by the Spanish conquistadores in 1519. The great pyramid of Cholula, known as Tlachihualtepetl ("constructed mountain"), is the greatest in square footage and volume in Mesoamerica.
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Omgeving:
Locatie:
- Mexico, Cholula
- geo:19.058859,-98.303963
- Locatie precies
Period or year:
- -200~ / unknown
Classificatie:
- Stad
- Zichtbaar
Identifiers:
- vici:place=101302
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A major pre-Columbian city located at modern Colula. Established c. 200 BC, the city remained a major center until the Spanish conquest, having been taken over by Toltecs and Chichimecs in c. 1200 BC. Site of a notable massacre by the Spanish conquistadores in 1519. The great pyramid of Cholula, known as Tlachihualtepetl ("constructed mountain"), is the greatest in square footage and volume in Mesoamerica.
In de buurt
Cerro Cocoyoc
Archaeological site in Cholula.
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Patio of the Carved Skulls
Ceremonial platform in Cholula.