No tan imposible: la llegada de los toltecas de Tula a Chichén Itzá

Péter  Bíró; Eduardo  Pérez de Heredia Puente

doi:10.19130/iifl.ecm.63.2024/00171S0XW33

Publicado: abr 25, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm.63.2024/00171S0XW33

Palabras clave:

Chichén Itzá mayas toltecas epigrafía Posclásico Temprano

Péter Bíró

Historiador independiente

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-5326

Eduardo Pérez de Heredia Puente

Historiador independiente

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-3245

Resumen

El debate sobre la relación de las ciudades prehispánicas de Tula y Chichén Itzá ha polarizado la interpretación de la historia de Mesoamérica, desde quienes niegan cualquier contacto directo, hasta quienes sostienen que estos contactos existieron en forma de invasiones o migraciones. En este trabajo presentamos evidencia epigráfica que refuerza la relación directa entre ambas ciudades, y que se añade a la considerable evidencia iconográfica y arquitectónica de tal nexo.

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Bíró, P. ., & Pérez de Heredia Puente, E. . (2024). No tan imposible: la llegada de los toltecas de Tula a Chichén Itzá. Estudios De Cultura Maya, 63, 77-106. https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm.63.2024/00171S0XW33

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