Santa Cecilia-Akatitlan , or simply Akatitlan, ast. Acatitlán , “a place among the reeds” is an archaeological monument of the Chichimec culture. Located in the village. Santa Cecilia, municipality of Tlalnepantla de Bas , Mexico City , near the city of Mexico City . In ancient times, the monument was located on the north-west coast of the large Lake Texcoco .
This city of Chichimec culture was closely connected with another monument, Tenayuka , which at that time was the political and religious center of the Chichimec people. Later, both cities conquered the Aztecs , and they continued to exist under the rule of Tenochtitlan , until the victory over the Aztecs of the Spanish conquistadors in 1521 . After the Spanish conquest of Mexico, Akatitlan fell into decay, and soon, along with many other Mesoamerican cities, it was destroyed in order to obtain stone for the construction of numerous Christian churches.
An archaeological museum was opened near the excavation site in 1961.
See also
- Tenayuka
Literature
- SOLIS OLGUIN, FR La escultura Mexica del Museo de Santa Cecilia Acatitlan. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México 1977.
- Alva Ishtlilshochitl, Fernando de . The history of the Chichimec people, their settlement and justification in the country of Anahuak. . www.bloknot.info (March 22, 2010). - Per. with Spanish - V. Talah, Ukraine, Kiev, 2010. Date of treatment March 23, 2010.