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14-452: The town of San Mateo Mexicaltzingo was founded in 1475 when Axayácatl ordered a number of families be moved to the area south of what is now Toluca . This town was founded more specifically by families from a village near Ixtapalapa . The village was almost completely destroyed by the Spanish, who destroyed their place of worship and made the people abandon their lands. They then renamed

28-468: A lesser degree, pigs, sheep and horses. Most milk is produced for autoconsumption. Domestic fowl include chicken for meat and eggs, and there is some production of honey. According to the INEGI census of 2000 the current population of Mexicaltzingo is of 9225 inhabitants. The municipality covers an area of 12.2 km and it is located between the parallels 19° 11' 43 and 19° 13' 15 of north latitude, and

42-460: A population of 8,611 people. The economic base of the town is fairly dependent on the agricultural production of the outlying municipality. The town is well known as a producer of chicharron and serves as a distributor of food products to nearby municipalities, Toluca and even to Mexico City . There is also a small motel here as well as a metal parts factory and two factories that produce construction supplies. The retail stores here cater mostly to

56-454: A pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, Axayacatl invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, Moquihuix , and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy. Axayacatl largely dedicated his twelve-year reign to consolidating his militaristic repute: he led successful campaigns against the neighboring altepetl of Tlatelolco in 1473 (see Battle of Tlatelolco ) and

70-477: A zone called San Antonio Otompa. This district was a dependent of Calimaya but in 1700 it separated from this entity. The official petition to become a municipality was made by San Mateo Mexicaltzingo and its current subject communities in 1849, but such was not approved until 1869. Agriculture is the main economic activity here growing corn, animal fodder, barley, carrots, peas and other beans, plums, peaches, and apples. Livestock raising includes dairy cows and, to

84-476: Is 12.20 square km and borders the municipalities of Metepec , Calimaya and Chapultepec . The total municipal population as of 2005 was 10,161 people. The beginnings of the municipality go back to 1603, when the Viceroy Marqués de Montes Claros administratively grouped San Mateo Mexicaltzingo with the villages of Santa María Concepción, San Bartolomé, San Miguel Chapultepec and San Andrés Ocotlán into

98-807: The Aztec Triple Alliance . Axayacatl was a son of the princess Atotoztli II and her cousin, prince Tezozomoc . He was a grandson of the Emperors Moctezuma I and Itzcoatl . He was a descendant of the king Cuauhtototzin . He was a successor of Moctezuma and his brothers were Emperors Tizoc and Ahuitzotl and his sister was the Queen Chalchiuhnenetzin . He was an uncle of the Emperor Cuauhtémoc and father of Emperors Moctezuma II and Cuitláhuac . During his youth, his military prowess gained him

112-716: The Matlatzinca of the Toluca Valley in 1474, but was finally defeated by the Tarascans of Michoacán in 1476. Despite some subsequent minor triumphs, Axayacatl's defeat at the hands of the Tarascans irreversibly marred his image, as it constituted the only major defeat suffered by the Aztecs up to that moment. In spite of his young age, he fell gravely ill in 1480, passing away a mere year later, in 1481, whereupon he

126-625: The favor influential figures such as Nezahualcoyotl and Tlacaelel I , and thus, upon the death of Moctezuma I in 1469, he was chosen to ascend to the throne, much to the displeasure of his two older brothers, Tizoc and Ahuitzotl . It is also important that the Great Sun Stone , also known as the Aztec Calendar, was carved under his leadership. An earthquake in Tenochtitlán occurred and destroyed many homes. Using as

140-407: The meridians 99° 33' 05 and 99° 37' 02 of west longitude. Axay%C3%A1catl Axayacatl ( / ˌ æ ʃ ə ˈ j ɑː k ə t əl / ; Classical Nahuatl : āxāyacatl [aːʃaːˈjákatɬ] ; Spanish : Axayácatl [axaˈʝakatɬ] ; meaning "face of water"; c.  1449 –1481) was the sixth tlatoani of the altepetl of Tenochtitlan and Emperor of

154-570: The needs of locals. Nearby are unexplored arqueological zones called de la Loma , Las Palmas , Tecacaxtitla and Bohuantilta . The town itself has a Casa de Cultura (House of Culture) that houses a small museum of the Ferrocarril Toluca a Tenango del Valle (Railway from Toluca to Tenango del Valle . As municipal seat, San Mateo Mexicaltzingo has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Colonia Mazachulco, Colonia San Isidro, El Calvario, and Las Palmas. The municipality

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168-403: The town was becoming recognized as the governing authority for the area although the municipality would not be official until the following century. In 1843 a permanent vicar would be installed here by the archbishop of Mexico. The municipality was established in 1869 but the municipal palace would not be built here until 1921. As of the INEGI 2005 census, the town of San Mateo Mexicaltzingo had

182-548: The village San Mateo Mexicaltzingo ('Xan Mateuhtzin' is the Náhuatl rendition of San Mateo, and the village was known by that name as well.) around 1527. Some natives people did return to form a semi-independent village governed by a tlatoani or chief by 1560. The first temple dedicated to Saint Matthew the Apostle was constructed in 1603, with later church constructed in 1776. The area had varying autonomous control and by 1743

196-611: Was succeeded by his brother Tizoc. Axayacatl wrote two poems. The first, Ycuic Axayayatzin (English: "Song of Axayacatl") is a defense against his brothers and critics; the second, Huehue cuicatl (English: "Song of the Ancients") is a lament written after his defeat in Michoacan. Tenochtitlan Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

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