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Ocotelulco was ruled by Maxixcatzin, who played a crucial role in the subsequent Hispanic-Tlaxcaltecan alliance.
Ocotelulco was the second Tlatocayotl (manor) or calpulli (neighborhood), of the four founded by the Teochichimecas in the thirteenth century, which would shape the great manor or Republic of Tlaxcallan. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards to Tlaxcaltecan lands, in 1519.
Ocotelulco most noted for its large market or tianguis in which, according to the conqueror Hernán Cortés, "there were more than 30,000 people buying and selling, almost daily."
By the end of 1990, another of the most interesting archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century was made in this place: the polychrome altar of Ocotelulco, where a large mask representing Xipe-Totec, god of the earth, has Tezcatlipoca emerging from its mouth, the same way that was represented in the Borgia Codex.
Ocotelulco
Ocotelulco Site Museum
This museum exhibits various pieces of the Tlaxcalan culture recovered in the region.
It has two rooms with an exhibit of almost 750 objects, such as stone and clay sculptures, obsidian arrowheads, spindle spindles, bone needles and various ceramic objects. In its patio you can admire very common plants in the pre-Columbian era such as maguey, avocado and nopales.
Location
Av. San Francisco s / n (Extension Benito Juárez), San Francisco Ocotelulco Totolac, Tlaxcala, only 10 minutes from the center of the city of Tlaxcala.
Hours
Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00 hrs. Saturdays and Sundays an appointment is needed to visit the site.
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