Tetzapotitlan

Tetzapotitlan is associated by researchers with the archaeological site of Castillo de Teayo in the southern Huasteca, in northern Veracruz. Its sculptures and pyramidal remains reflect a community at the meeting of Gulf Coast and central Mexican traditions. In the later fifteenth century, the expansion of the Triple Alliance brought warfare and subjection to communities in this region. Archaeological and historical research connects Tetzapotitlan with these campaigns and with the circulation of religious and political imagery. Its history illustrates the interaction of local Huastec societies and powerful highland states before Spanish conquest.