Colonia Tlatelolco in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Stage 1 of the Templo Mayor de Mexico Tlatelolco
Etapa 1 del Templo Mayor de Mexico Tlatelolco
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 2, 2015
1. Stage 1 of the Templo Mayor de Mexico Tlatelolco Marker
En 1998 Eduardo Matos excavó con Francisco Hinojosa la mitad sur de la Etapa II del Templo Mayor descubriendo las estructuras que Antonieta Espejo llamó Tlatelolco I en 1944.
Para 1992, Salvador Guilliem propuso explorar el inmueble mediante 2 túneles que ingresaran desde el desplante de inmueble cortando hasta el centro del inmueble para registrar todas las estructuras presentes y recolectando todos los artefactos que permitieran verificar la fundación de Mexico Tlatelolco.
Así desde esa fecha y hasta 2011 se excavó, primero localizando escalinatas inmediatas a la Etapa II, y que se le llamó Etapa Ia. Se localizaron restos de otra escalinata más que se llamó Etapa IB y finalmente a 8 metros de profundidad y justo al centro se descubrió una pilastra que desplanta de un piso estucado y que acorde a los materiales y forma de construcción podemos considerar que corresponde a un edificio construido en la época de los toltecas, tal como lo afirma la Historia Tolteca Chichimeca.
(Diagrama de las excavaciones y los diferentes capas del templo.)
In 1988 Eduardo Matos excavated
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By 1992 archaeologists suggested exploring the building by using two tunnels that went in through the entrance of the building all the way up to the center, this way they could register all the structures that were there and the artifacts that could help make out the foundation of Mexico Tlatelolco.
So, the site was explored from that year until 2011. First a stairway to stage 2 was located and it was named “Etapa 1a” (Stage 1A). Remains of another stairway was located and it was named Stage 1B and finally at about 26 ft of depth and right in center of a pilaster that stuck out from the floor was found. According to its shape and the materials that were used in its construction it can be considered to belong to a building built in the period of the Toltecas, as confirmed by the Tolteca Chichimeca history.
(Diagram showing the excavations and the different layers of the temple.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 19° 27.076′ N, 99° 8.25′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia Tlatelolco.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 7, 2017
2. Stage 1 of the Templo Mayor de Mexico Tlatelolco Marker
Note the excavation area mentioned in the marker text to the left of the marker.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Templo Mayor: a temple built eight times (within shouting distance of this marker); Coyolxauhqui: The dismembered goddess (within shouting distance of this marker); Favor request…and talent for the gods (within shouting distance of this marker); Tlatelolco’s great temple (“Templo Mayor”): A mirrored image of Tenochtitlan (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Tlatelolco (within shouting distance of this marker); The Calendar Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Base: findings upon findings (within shouting distance of this marker); Full color Tlatelolco: The temple of the paintings (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 2, 2015
3. Excavation of the Templo Mayor de Mexico Tlatelolco
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 2. submitted on August 12, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on January 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
