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Azcapotzalco ( , , from āzcapōtzalli “anthill” + -co “place”; literally, “In the place of the anthills”) is one of the 16 municipalities (municipios) into which Mexico's Mexico City is divided. Azcapotzalco is in the northwestern part of Mexico City. The town began in the pre-Hispanic era and was the seat of the Tepanec dominion until the Aztec Triple Alliance overthrew it. After that it was a rural farming area becoming part of the Federal District of Mexico City in the mid 19th century. In the 20th century the area was engulfed by the urban sprawl of Mexico City. Today it is 100% urbanized and is a center of industry.
Azcapotzalco may refer to:
- Azcapotzalco, a borough (delegación) of Mexico City
- Azcapotzalco (municipality), a former municipality of the Mexican Federal District
- Azcapotzalco (altepetl), a pre-Columbian polity
- Metro Azcapotzalco, a Mexico City Metro station
Azcapotzalco was a pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl (state), capital of the Tepanec empire, in the Valley of Mexico, on the western shore of Lake Texcoco.
The name Azcapotzalco means "at the anthill" in Nahuatl. Its inhabitants were called Azcapotzalca.
According to the 17th century annalist Chimalpahin, Azcapotzalco was founded by Chichimecs in the year 995 AD.
The most famous ruler ( tlatoani) of Azcapotzalco was Tezozomoctli.
Azcapotzalco was a Mexican municipality. It was disestablished in 1928, when the municipalities of the Federal District were replaced by boroughs (delegaciones). There is now a borough of the same name.
Category:1928 disestablishments Category:Former municipalities of the Mexican Federal District