Polity Papantla

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Was a Mesoamerican city-state located in Mexico.

Establishment

  • January 1201: The settlement of Papantla was founded around 1200, by various groups of Totonacs, some of whom migrated here after being pushed south by the Chichimecas and other groups coming from the fallen city of El Tajín.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1451: Papantla was part of the Pueblos del Totonacapan region, ruled by Tuzapan. The city paid tribute to the powerful Aztec Empire, which controlled vast territories in Mesoamerica during the pre-Hispanic period.