Xaltocan

[4] It is thought to have been a local center of power capable of exacting tribute from other city-states in the area.The founding of Xaltocan is described in the mytho-historical documents, the Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca and Anales de Cuauhtitlan.According to the Anales the Xaltocameca (people of Xaltocan) were among the Chichimec tribes that left the mythical place of origin, Aztlán, under a leader named Quauhtliztac ("White Eagle").[5] In this document, written by Ixtlilxochitl, the first leader of the Xaltocameca is named Iztacquauhtli, which also means "White Eagle" in Nahuatl.In 1521, during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the army of Hernán Cortés razed Xaltocan and burned it to the ground.
Map of the Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest showing the location of lake Xaltocan.
Xaltocan, TlaxcalaValley of MexicoSpanish conquestpre-Columbiancity-stateLake TexcocoSan Miguel JaltocanState of MexicoOtomi peopleTepanecsMexicaOtumbaMetztitlanTlaxcalaNahuatlHistoria Tolteca-ChichimecaChichimecAztlánIxtlilxochitlchinampasCuauhtitlanTezozomocAzcapotzalcoTenochtitlanTexcocoAztec Triple AllianceSpanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireHernán Cortés