Atlcahualo
E184772
Atlcahualo was an important Aztec religious festival held in honor of the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure agricultural fertility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlcahualo canonical | 2 |
| Tlaxochimaco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1421106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlcahualo Context triple: [Tlaloc, festival, Atlcahualo]
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A.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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B.
Huixquilucan
Huixquilucan is a municipality in the State of Mexico that forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area and is known for its rapidly growing residential and commercial zones.
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C.
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a largely semi-rural borough in the southeastern part of Mexico City, known for its chinampas (traditional canal-based agriculture) and rapid urbanization.
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D.
Malinalco
Malinalco is a historic town in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved Aztec rock-cut temple complex and scenic mountainous setting.
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E.
Ocoyoacac
Ocoyoacac is a municipality in the State of Mexico located on the western edge of the Valley of Mexico, known for its forests, mountainous terrain, and proximity to Mexico City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlcahualo Target entity description: Atlcahualo was an important Aztec religious festival held in honor of the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure agricultural fertility.
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A.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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B.
Huixquilucan
Huixquilucan is a municipality in the State of Mexico that forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area and is known for its rapidly growing residential and commercial zones.
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C.
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a largely semi-rural borough in the southeastern part of Mexico City, known for its chinampas (traditional canal-based agriculture) and rapid urbanization.
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D.
Malinalco
Malinalco is a historic town in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved Aztec rock-cut temple complex and scenic mountainous setting.
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E.
Ocoyoacac
Ocoyoacac is a municipality in the State of Mexico located on the western edge of the Valley of Mexico, known for its forests, mountainous terrain, and proximity to Mexico City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianTime |
February
ⓘ
early spring ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Tlaloc
ⓘ
Tlaloc’s rain spirits ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
rain ⓘ |
| calendar |
Aztec solar calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Piedra del Sol
|
| category |
Aztec calendar month
ⓘ
Mesoamerican festivals ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| dedicatedTo | Tlaloc’s mountain shrines ⓘ |
| features |
offerings of flowers
ⓘ
offerings of food ⓘ offerings of paper ⓘ prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
offerings
ⓘ
sacrifices ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Tlaloc ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
agricultural cycle
ⓘ
seasonal renewal ⓘ |
| location | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| nameMeaningApproximate | “cessation of waters” ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Atlcahualo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aztec ritual calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesoamerican calendar
Aztec state religion ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec mythology
|
| performedBy |
Aztec commoners
ⓘ
Aztec priests ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec priesthood
|
| positionInYear | first month of the Aztec solar year ⓘ |
| primaryConcern |
crop growth
ⓘ
rainfall ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure agricultural fertility ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
petition for rain
ⓘ
propitiation of Tlaloc ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Aztec religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec mythology
|
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atlcahualo Description of subject: Atlcahualo was an important Aztec religious festival held in honor of the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure agricultural fertility.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Atlcahualo