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Acolman.
Headword:
Acolman.
Principal English Translation:
a placename (see Karttunen); once an important Nahua altepetl with 35 towns joining it in paying tributes (Codex Mendoza), today Acolman de Nezahualcoyotl is a city in the northern part of the State of Mexico, just north of Mexico City; Acolman was known for its dog market; it was the site of an Augustinian monastery in the Spanish colonial period, which still has remarkable murals (1560s–1580s) and an atrial cross
Orthographic Variants:
Aculma
IPAspelling:
ɑːkoːlmɑːn