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MATLATZINCO BEFORE THE AZTECS: JOSÉ GARCÍA PAYÓN AND THE SCULPTURAL CORPUS OF CALIXTLAHUACA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2017

Emily Umberger  and
Casandra Hernández Faham
Emily Umberger*
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, 2972 East Winterhaven Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85716
Casandra Hernández Faham*
Affiliation:
Arizona State University Art Museum, PO Box 8729211, Tempe, Arizona 85287
*
Correspondence to: umberger@email.arizona.edu, Casandra.Hernandez@asu.edu
Correspondence to: umberger@email.arizona.edu, Casandra.Hernandez@asu.edu
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Abstract

This article studies the sculptural corpus of the Matlatzinca state before it was conquered in the mid-1470s by the Aztec Empire. Previously, Matlatzinco had been an independent polity in the northern part of the Valley of Toluca surrounding the traditional center of government, which was also called Matlatzinco. After invading the area, the Aztecs renamed this city Calixtlahuaca and established their own provincial capital at nearby Tollocan (modern Toluca). Making Calixtlahuaca a symbol of control over the area, the Aztecs raised new architecture phases in the ancient city center and installed Aztec-style deity images.

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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , Spring 2017 , pp. 1 - 19
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