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Tepetzinco.
Headword:
Tepetzinco.
Principal English Translation:
a place in the midst of the lagoon near Mexico Tenochtitlan not to far from the site associated with the Virgin of Guadalupe (Tepeyacac), near Pantitlan, and not too far from Tlatelolco; Tepetzinco was a place much involved in prehispanic rituals
Attestations from sources in English:
See an image that represents Tepetzinco in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
During the four days of dancing and singing prior to the slaying of the captive who was prepared in the month of Toxcatl to represent the deity, Tezcatlipoca, Tepetzinco was the location for dancing on the third day.