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Culhuacan (14th century)

14th century — An old city on the southern shore whose rulers claimed descent from the Toltecs. The Mexica served it as vassals and married into its ruling family, which gave their own rulers a prestigious lineage, before a violent break drove them into the marshes.

When
14th century
Type
Turning point
Chapter
Founding of Tenochtitlan (chapter 7 of Norse and Aztecs)
Atlas
Climate and Innovation: The Norse and the Aztecs, c. 790–1521
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Map showing Culhuacan (14th century), turning point in Climate and Innovation: The Norse and the Aztecs, c. 790–1521
TURNING POINT · CLIMATE AND INNOVATION: THE NORSE AND THE AZTECS, C. 790–1521

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