Description
The Mexica conquered this town and turned it into an important trading and ceremonial center. This was the site where they accumulated and redistributed the tributes they received from the region. There are temples, rooms and open spaces with the remains of red stucco on the floor.
Historical overview
It was an important economic and ceremonial center within the Mexica tax system, where tribute storage activities were carried out, in addition to the manufacture and redistribution of cotton products. Its vestiges extend, for the most part, under the current population. As a result of the research work, it was determined that the architectural spaces explored show five different construction moments corresponding to the penultimate phase of occupation between the years 1350 and 1450 of the Late Postclassic period. The Chontales, settled in towns like Oztuma, Ixcateopan, Taxco, Tlaxmalac, Chilacachapa and Coatepec Costales, were allied with the Matlatzinca in the war against the Mexica, during the reign of Moctezuma Ilhuicamina.
It is known that the main economic activity was trade, along with administrative and religious matters. The most important products were: cotton, textiles, salt, corn, squash, chili, cacao, honey, wax, rich feathers and furs. The pottery was made up of tripod and stylized snake-shaped cajetes.
