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Also known as Zapotec civilization

Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica

Key facts

Status
Zapotec–Mixtec Alliance
Capital
Monte Albán (700 BC – AD 700) Mitla (de facto) until 1400 (700–1400) Zaachila-Yoo (1400–1521)
Common languages
Zapotec languages
Religion
Polytheistic
Government
Hereditary monarchy
1328 1361
Ozomatli
1361 1386
Huijatoo
1386 1415
Zaachila I
1415 1454
Zaachila II
1454 1487
Zaachila III
1487 1521
Cosijoeza
1518 1563
Cocijopij
Historical era
Pre-classic – Late post-classic
Fall of san jos mogote
c. 700 BC
Conflict between zapotecs and mixtecs in
1519–1521
Spanish conquest
AD 1521
Last zapotec resistance
1521–1563

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civilization
Location
Mesoamerica
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Commons category
Zapotec people
topic's main category
Category:Zapotec civilization
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
start time
6700-00-00
end time
1201-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofMexico  • Oaxaca

The Zapotec civilization (Be'ena'a (Zapotec) "The People that came from the clouds"; c. 700 BC – AD 1521) is an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture originated at least 2,500 years ago. The Zapotec archaeological site at the ancient city of Monte Albán has monumental buildings, ball courts, tombs and grave goods, including finely worked gold jewelry. Monte Albán was one of the first major cities in Mesoamerica. It was the center of a Zapotec state that dominated much of the territory which today is known as the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Zapotec peoples are their modern descendants.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zapotec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.