Abstract

GUERRERO VILLAGOMEZ, Fernando; AVILES MARTINEZ, María del Carmen; ESCOBAR SANCHEZ, Jeniré  and  NIETO HERNANDEZ, Cosme Rubén. The Cihuacóatl of Calixtlahuaca. An Expression of Power and Religiosity in the Toluca Valley. Estud. cult. náhuatl [online]. 2025, vol.69, pp.55-88.  Epub Aug 19, 2025. ISSN 3061-8002.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.30618002e.2025.69.78727.

This article focuses on the iconographic study of a sculptural piece from the archaeological site of Calixtlahuaca, State of Mexico, which is associated with the religious numen known as Cihuacoatl, whose main attributes are fertility, and some aspects of political and military power among the Mexica. From its study we intend to explain its presence in the archaeological zone of Calixtlahuaca, seat of one of the most important Matlatzinca settlements in the Toluca Valley during the Postclassic period.

Keywords : Calixtlahuaca; Cihuacoatl; Matlatzinca; Toluca; worldview; Mesoamerica; mexicas.

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