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Huitzilopochco

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Huitzilopochco
15th Century–1520s
Glyph of Huitzilopochco
Glyph
Common languagesNahuatl
Religion
Pre-Columbian Nahua religion
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraPre-Columbian
• Established
15th Century
• Incorporated into New Spain
1520s
Succeeded by
Viceroyalty of New Spain

Huitzilopochco (sometimes called Churubusco, and other variants) was a small pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (city-state) in the Valley of Mexico. Huitzilopochco was one of the Nauhtecuhtli ("Four Lords"), along with Culhuacan, Itztapalapan and Mexicatzinco. The name Huitzilopochco means "place of Huitzilopochtli (a god)" in Nahuatl. The inhabitants of Huitzilopochco were known as Huitzilopochca.