Tlatelolco altepetl

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Nahua polity altepetl pre-Columbian city-state

Tlatelolco altepetl was a pre-Columbian Nahua city-state in the Valley of Mexico, closely associated with and later incorporated into the neighboring Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tlatelolco	10
Tlatelolco altepetl canonical	1
altepetl of Tlatelolco	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2805979 — 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: Tlatelolco altepetl
Context triple: [Tlatelolco, capitalOf, Tlatelolco altepetl]

A. Chapultepec Hill
Chapultepec Hill is a historic and prominent hill in Mexico City known for its ancient Aztec significance, commanding views, and landmarks such as Chapultepec Castle within the surrounding urban park.
B. San Miguel Chapultepec
San Miguel Chapultepec is a traditional, centrally located neighborhood in Mexico City known for its residential character, cultural venues, and proximity to Chapultepec Park.
C. Teotlalco
Teotlalco was one of the principal wives of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II and a noblewoman of high status in the Mexica court.
D. Iztacalco
Iztacalco is one of the boroughs of Mexico City, known for its dense urban character, historic canals, and traditional neighborhoods.
E. Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
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: Tlatelolco altepetl
Target entity description: Tlatelolco altepetl was a pre-Columbian Nahua city-state in the Valley of Mexico, closely associated with and later incorporated into the neighboring Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan.

A. Chapultepec Hill
Chapultepec Hill is a historic and prominent hill in Mexico City known for its ancient Aztec significance, commanding views, and landmarks such as Chapultepec Castle within the surrounding urban park.
B. San Miguel Chapultepec
San Miguel Chapultepec is a traditional, centrally located neighborhood in Mexico City known for its residential character, cultural venues, and proximity to Chapultepec Park.
C. Teotlalco
Teotlalco was one of the principal wives of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II and a noblewoman of high status in the Mexica court.
D. Iztacalco
Iztacalco is one of the boroughs of Mexico City, known for its dense urban character, historic canals, and traditional neighborhoods.
E. Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nahua polity ⓘ altepetl ⓘ pre-Columbian city-state ⓘ
adjacentTo	Tenochtitlan ⓘ
capital	Tlatelolco ⓘ
closelyAssociatedWith	Tenochtitlan ⓘ
conqueredBy	Spanish Empire ⓘ Tenochtitlan ⓘ
culture	Aztec culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Mexica ⓘ Nahua ⓘ
event	Conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ linked to: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
foundInHistoricalSource	Codex Mendoza ⓘ Florentine Codex ⓘ
governmentType	city-state ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains	Tlatelolco ruins ⓘ linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
hasArchaeologicalSite	Plaza de las Tres Culturas ⓘ
incorporatedInto	Tenochtitlan ⓘ
knownFor	commercial activities ⓘ large marketplace ⓘ
language	Classical Nahuatl ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Mexico ⓘ Valley of Mexico ⓘ
locatedOn	Lake Texcoco ⓘ
partOf	Aztec Empire ⓘ
presentLocation	Mexico ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ
region	Mesoamerica ⓘ
religion	Aztec religion ⓘ
timePeriod	Late Postclassic period ⓘ Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ

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