Tualcacán

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Tualcacán
1335–1633
Symbol of Tualcacán of Tualcacán
Symbol of Tualcacán
View of the Great Temples in Tualcacán
View of the Great Temples in Tualcacán
Painting of Tualcacán Ceremonial Center
Painting of Tualcacán Ceremonial Center
CapitalTualcacán
Common languagesQuepec
Religion
Tuachec religion
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Foundation
1335
• Formation of the Tuachec Empire
1400
1633
Population
• Estimate
200,000
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Pecario

Tualcacán was a large Tuachec town in what is now the historic center of Santa Borbones. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear, but the date 13 March 1335 was chosen in 1935 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. The city was built next to what was then Lake Chacamco in the Valley of Santa Borbones. The city was the capital of the expanding Tuachec Empire in the 14th century until it was captured by the Iberics in 1633. At its peak, it was the largest city in the pre-colonial Mesothalassa. Today, the ruins of Tualcacán are in the historic center of the Pecarian capital.

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