Quiahuitzlan is an abandoned Amerindian settlement in Veracruz state. Owing to its importance in the Spanish-Mexica war and the mausoleum style tombs, the site has attracted interest from tourists, historians, and archaeologists.[1]

Quiahuitzlan was invaded in the classical period by the Toltecs and invaded by the Mexica in the Postclassical period.[2] The settlement is located on a large hill that overlooks the Gulf of Mexico. The first Spanish colony in Mexico, Villa Rica de la Veracruz, was founded near this settlement by Hernán Cortés.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Seaman, Rebecca M. Conflict in the Early Americas: An Encyclopedia of the Spanish Empire's Aztec, Incan, and Maya conquests. ABC-CLIO, 2013, p. 304-305
  2. ↑ Inman, Nick. DK Eye Witness Travel Guide: Mexico. Penguin Random House, 2017, p. 246
  3. ↑ Levy, Buddy. Conquistador. Bantam Books, 2008, p. 42.
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