Azcapotzalco (altepetl)

Azcapotzalco
995–1428
Map of the Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest showing the location of Azcapotzalco.
Capital	Azcapotzalco
Common languages	Nahuatl
Religion	Pre-Columbian Nahua religion
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Pre-Columbian
• Established	995
• Incorporated into Aztec Empire	1428
Succeeded by Aztec Empire

Azcapotzalco was a pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (state), capital of the Tepanec empire, in the Valley of Mexico, on the western shore of Lake Texcoco.

The name Azcapotzalco means "at the anthill" in Nahuatl. Its inhabitants were called Azcapotzalca.

According to the 17th century annalist Chimalpahin, Azcapotzalco was founded by Chichimecs in the year 995 AD.^[1]

The most famous ruler (tlatoani) of Azcapotzalco was Tezozomoctli.