[Aztlan] MAIN AZTEC PYRAMID MAY BE FOUND

[michael ruggeri]

Reuters report

Aztec pyramid ruins found in Mexico City
Wed Aug 1, 7:40 PM ET

Archeologists have discovered what they think are ruins of an Aztec  
pyramid razed by vengeful Spanish conquerors in what is now one of  
Mexico City's most crime-ridden districts.

Construction workers unearthed ancient walls in the busy Iztapalapa  
neighborhood in June, and government archeologists said on Wednesday  
they believe they may be part of the main pyramid of the Aztec city,  
destroyed by conquistador Hernan Cortes in the 16th century.

Iztapalapa, now infamous for violent crime and drug dealing, has  
grown into a sprawling, poor district of the capital, obscuring the  
ruins.

"We knew the general location but couldn't explore because it's a big  
urban area," said government archeologist Jesus Sanchez, who is  
director of the site.

Iztapalapa's ruler, Cuitlahuac, nearly annihilated Cortes and his  
Spanish troops in 1520 in what became known as the Sad Night. After  
eventual victory, Cortes destroyed the city.

Sanchez hopes he has found the city's main pyramid just below the  
neighborhood's central plaza and garden. He and his team will spend  
more than a year investigating before deciding whether to excavate.

Mexico City is littered with pre-Hispanic ruins. In October,  
archeologists in the city's central Zocalo square unearthed a 15th  
century Aztec altar and a 12-ton stone idol just yards from choking  
downtown traffic.

The Aztecs, a warlike and deeply religious people who built  
monumental works, ruled an empire stretching from the Gulf of Mexico  
to the Pacific Ocean and encompassing much of modern-day central Mexico.





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