PLace-names in mexico-TenochTiTLan • 143
comPaRabLe PLace- gLyPh of
name, ePonymous comPaRabLe
ParciaLidad TLaxiLacaLLi name TRansLaTion oR simiLaR PLace name
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan
Te p a t l a n
Tepetitlan
Tequixquipan
Te r r a z a s
Tetacpilco
Tianquiztenco
Tlalcocomulco
Tlaliztacapa
Tlatilco
Tlatzcayacac
Tlaucalpan
Tlaxilpan
Totocalco
Tz a p o t l a
Xacalpan
Xihuitonco
translation unknown
next to the hills
upon the tequesquite (tequixquitl,
a naturally occurring bicarbonate
of soda)
translation unknown
translation unknown
at the edge of the market
where there are turns or
depressions in the road
upon the salt/white earth (from
tlalli [earth] and iztac [salt])
place of earth hills
translation unknown; from
tlatzcan (cypress) and yacac (nose)
translation unknown
translation unknown
place of the bird house
sapote place
upon the hut (xacalli)
little grass/turquoise
Tepetitlan
Tequixquiac
Xaltianquizco
Tlaltizapan
Huaxacac
Tototepec
Zapotlan
Xiuhuacan