Huaxtepec

Huaxtepec was a Nahua town in Tlalnahuac, south of the Valley of Mexico in present-day Morelos. In 1337 it was ruled by local lords; its ruler bore the title of Toltec lord.

Between 1440 and 1469 Moctezuma I conquered the town and channelled its springs to irrigate a royal garden. Huaxtepec sent cotton, cacao, bark paper and crystal to Tenochtitlan. Tizapapalotzin ruled in 1519; the Spanish admired the gardens, and Santa Cruz hospital was founded in 1569 to study local medicinal plants.