Colonia Morelos in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)

Tequipeuhcan

Catedrales e Iglesias via Flickr (CC BY 2.0), December 26, 2012

1. Tequipeuhcan Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Tequipeuhcan (lugar donde empezó la esclavitud). Aquí fué hecho prisionero el Emperador Cuauhtemotzin la tarde del 13 de agosto de 1521

English translation:
Tequipeuhcan (the place where slavery began). Here the Emperor Cuauhtemotzin was taken prisoner on the afternoon of August 13, 1521:

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is August 13, 1521.

Location. 19° 26.987′ N, 99° 7.704′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia Morelos. It is at the intersection of Tenochtitlan and Calle de la Constancia, on the right when traveling north on Tenochtitlan. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 06200, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico

and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Pulque Customs House (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Tecpan throughout time (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); José Guadalupe Posada (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Samuel Hahnemann (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Cuitlahuac (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The Small Area of Tlatelolco

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(approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Architectonic puzzle: The façade of Tecpan (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Tlatelolco Massacre of October 2, 1968 (approx. 0.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

Other markers no longer nearby. Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (was approx. 0.4 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); José Diego Fernández (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing); Santos Degollado (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing); Francisco Leyva (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing); José María Iglesias (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing); Vicente Riva Palacio (was approx. 0.6 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Francisco García Salinas (was approx. 0.8 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); Jesús González Ortega (was approx. 0.8 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Barrio Tepito, site of Tequipeuhcan, at Wikipedia. "On the corner of Tenochtitlan and Constancia is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Although
Catedrales e Iglesias via Flickr (CC BY 2.0), December 26, 2012

2. Tequipeuhcan Marker
The marker is to the right of the main entrance to the chapel.
the feast day is 8 December, the crowds come to the church on 13 August to commemorate the apprehension of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor. This spot is known in Nahuatl as Tequipeuhcan, which means "place where slavery began". There is a plaque here with a statement Cuauhtémoc supposedly made exhorting Mexica or Mexicans to continue fighting for their own destiny." (Submitted on April 18, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Catedrales e Iglesias via Flickr (CC BY 2.0), February 24, 2013

3. Tequipeuhcan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.