Quiahuiztlan
Quiahuiztlan was one of the four
History
Quiahuiztlan in Tlaxcala State shares the same name as a settlement in modern Veracruz State that was occupied in the 16th century CE as part of the Totonac culture. The two places are unrelated. The Quiahuztlan in modern Veracruz State has temples, ballcourt, plazas and residences, which are built on artificial and natural terraces on the fairly high relief flanks of the mountain. The site is most-likely famous for its association with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.[1]: 95
Excavations conducted at Quiahuiztlan were conducted by Alfonso Medellín Zenil and Ramón Arellanos Melgarejo, from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.[2]
In the early 16th century, Quiahuiztlan in Tlaxcala State briefly
References
- ISBN 0140441239
- ISBN 978-0-19-953405-0.
- OCLC 24283718.
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19°19′33″N 98°14′18″W / 19.32575°N 98.23839°W
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