WAYS OF WAR
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Cuauhtinchan is located in the center of a geographical area delimited by a war path and located in a horizontal plane towards the four directions of its cosmos. This spatial configuration of pre-Hispanic tradition alludes to the taking of possession of a territory.
In the 12th century, the Chichimec Toltecs undertake military campaigns to attach tributaries to Cholula, the central scene is the foundation of the Cuauhtinchan manor.
By the fourteenth century, a confederation of peoples from the Coixtlahuaca basin subdues the manor houses of Cuauhtinchan and its allies, taking noble women to impose new lineages of rulers.
The Mexica-Tenochca and their allies from the basin of Mexico subjugate Cuauhtinchan, in the 15th century they divided it into five parts: Tepeyacac, Tecalco, Tecamachalco and Quechollac.
MILITARY STRATEGY
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After leaving Chicomóztoc, the Chichimeca Toltec divided into two contingents to attack Cholula and its allies, the first group advanced south, passing through present-day Xochimilco, Chalco, Morelos and Puebla, taking roads that are in the vicinity of Popocatépetl. . The second group advanced from the north through the Teotihuacán valley towards Calpulalpan.
TAX PEOPLES AND ALLIES
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The cartographic projection of the Cuauhtinchan II Map is consistent with the environmental features of the different regions it represents. The military expansion undertaken from Cholula joined peoples settled in different ecological areas, in order to access tributes of various kinds throughout the seasons of the year.
TRADE ROUTES
The lower left section of the Map of Cuauhtinchan II represents the Lower Mixteca, these lordships recognized their Chichimeca Toltec ascendancy and even the people who aspired to rule came to Cholula to legitimize their power and lineage.
For the manor houses of Tollan Cholollan, control of this area was transcendental since they correspond to the trade routes to Oaxaca, Xoconochco and Cuauhtemallan (Guatemala).
In the Cholula Codex, only three were the were the calpultin (neighborhoods) that receive the honorary title of Tollan, these were in charge of long-distance trade: Tollan Pochtlan, Tollan Tlaquipaque and Tollan Tianguisnahuac; from the latter came the two high priests who ruled Cholula, the Tlalchiach and the Alquiach. The patron deity of the city's merchants was Quetzalcóatl.
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SACRED SITES AND
PILGRIMAGE PATHS
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To the north of Cuauhtinchan there are sacred places in which the divinities who guided their migration, granted lands and protected their territory were venerated.
They are currently hidden in areas of springs, caves, on the outskirts of towns and in the forests of the Matlalcueye.
OTHER PLACES ON THE MAP
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COMPARATIVE PLAN
