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Cholula People
Cholula may refer to: Places * Cholula (Mesoamerican site), a pre-Columbian archaeological site in central Mexico, significant political center in the Classic and Postclassic eras of Mesoamerican chronology ** Great Pyramid of Cholula, the pyramid-temple complex situated at the pre-Columbian site * Cholula, Puebla, the modern-day city in Puebla state, Mexico, formal name ''Cholula de Rivadavia'' * San Andrés Cholula, modern-day Mexican ''municipio'' (municipality), part of the conurbation of the city of Puebla * San Pedro Cholula San Pedro Cholula is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla and one of two municipalities which made up the city of Cholula. The city has been divided into two sections since the pre Hispanic era, when revolting Toltec-Chichimecas pushed ..., modern-day Mexican ''municipio'' (municipality), part of the conurbation of the city of Puebla * Santa Isabel Cholula, modern-day Mexican ''municipio'' (municipality), largely rural adjoining the conurb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cholula (Mesoamerican Site)
Cholula (; nah, Cholōllān) was an important city of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, dating back to at least the 2nd century BCE, with settlement as a village going back at least some thousand years earlier. The site of Cholula is just west of the modern city of Puebla and served as a trading outpost. Its immense pyramid is the largest such structure in the Americas, and the largest pyramid structure by volume in the world. Cholula was one of the key religious centers of ancient Mexico.McCafferty, Geoffrey G. "Cholula." In Davíd Carrasco (ed). ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures''. : Oxford University Press, 2001. Location and environment Cholula is located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of the central Mexican highlands. It is surrounded to the west by the snow-covered peaks Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, and Malinche to the north. The summer rainy season and the melted snow in winter provide a great environment for irrigation agriculture. There is also a confl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Pyramid Of Cholula
The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as (Nahuatl for "made-by-hand mountain"), is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid (temple) in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.Coe & Koontz 1962, 2002, p. 120. The adobe brick pyramid stands above the surrounding plain, which is significantly shorter than the Great Pyramid of Giza's height of , but much wider, measuring in its final form, compared to the Great Pyramid's base dimensions of . The pyramid is a temple that traditionally has been viewed as having been dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl.Coe & Koontz 1962, 2002, p. 121. The architectural style of the building was linked closely to that of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico, although influence from the Gulf Coast is evident as well, especially from El Tajín.Davies 1982, 1990, p. 92. Location and etymology The Cholula archaeological zone is situated west of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cholula, Puebla
Cholula (), officially Cholula de Rivadavia, is a city and district located in the metropolitan area of Puebla, Mexico. Cholula is best known for its Great Pyramid, with the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios sanctuary on top, as well as its numerous churches. The city and district of Cholula are divided into two: San Pedro Cholula and San Andrés Cholula. Surrounding the city proper is a number of more rural communities which belong to the municipalities of San Andrés and San Pedro. The city itself is divided into eighteen neighborhoods or barrios, each with a patron saint. This division has pre-Hispanic origins as does the division into two municipalities. The city is unified by a complicated system of shared religious responsibilities, called ''cargas'', which function mostly to support a very busy calendar of saints' days and other festivals which occur in one part or another almost all year round. The most important of these festivals is that dedicated to the Vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Andrés Cholula (municipality)
San Andrés Cholula is a Municipalities of Puebla, municipality in the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico. It forms part of the Metropolitan area of Puebla, and as of 2011, it is the fastest-growing municipality that conforms the Metropolitan Area, partly because the presence of universities and the wealthiest neighborhoods (The "Angelópolis" Zone) are located in San Andrés Cholula. Along with San Pedro Cholula and Santa Isabel Cholula, it conforms the most ancient still inhabited city in the Americas, Cholula de Rivadabia. The municipality as part of Cholula de Rivadavia As part of the district San Andrés Cholula is one of two municipalities which made up the city of Cholula, Puebla, officially called the Distrito Cholula de Rivadavia. Culturally and socially, the two halves are one city, but the city's political division into two municipalities: San Andrés Cholula and San Pedro Cholula, has its roots in the pre-Hispanic period. San Andr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pedro Cholula
San Pedro Cholula is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla and one of two municipalities which made up the city of Cholula. The city has been divided into two sections since the pre Hispanic era, when revolting Toltec-Chichimecas pushed the formerly dominant Olmec-Xicallanca to the eastern side of the city in the 13th century. The new lords called themselves Cholutecas and built a new temple to Quetzalcoatl on the San Pedro side, which eventually eclipsed the formerly prominent Great Pyramid of Cholula, now on the San Andrés side. When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the city of Cholula was an important religious and economic center, but the center of power was on the San Pedro side, centered on what is now the main city plaza and the San Gabriel monastery. The division of the city persisted and San Pedro remained the more dominant, with Spanish families moving onto that side and the rest of the population quickly becoming mestizo. Today, San Pedro is still mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Isabel Cholula
Santa Isabel Cholula is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{coord, 19, 00, N, 98, 22, W, display=title, region:MX_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Municipalities of Puebla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
