PLace-names in mexico-TenochTiTLan • 145
comPaRabLe PLace- gLyPh of
name, ePonymous comPaRabLe
ParciaLidad TLaxiLacaLLi name TRansLaTion oR simiLaR PLace name
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
San Pablo
Huitznahuatl/
Iznahuatonco
Iztacalco
Mixiuca
Ometochtitlan
Otzolocan
Tecama
Temazcaltitlan
Teocaltitlan
Teopan
Tepetlacalco
Tepiton
Tequixquipan
Tezcamincan
Tlacaltitlan
Tlachcuititlan or
Tlachcontitca
small place of the south/spine
speech (huitz is both “south” and
“maguey spine”)
in the house of salt
where women give birth
next to “1 Rabbit”
place of caves
translation unknown
next to the sweatbaths
next to the temple
place of the temple
place of the tepetla (stone house)
big hill
upon the tequesquite
(tequixquitl, a naturally
occurring bicarbonate of soda)
translation unknown
next to the people’s house
where there is turf
Huitznahuac
Iztacalco
Oztoma
Tecamachalco, from
tetl (stone) and
camachalli ( jaw)
Temazcalapan
Teocaltzinco
Teopantlan
Tepetlacalco
Tequixquiac