Tlatelolco was the Aztec’s primary market system (a city in its own right). Spanish chronicles tell of a market with over 20,000 people trading, the largest they had ever seen. It was independent of Aztec rule until the formation of the triple alliance (Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan) in 1428. During the conquest, it was the last Aztec stronghold defended by Cuauhtémoc.
In 1968, on the Tlatelolco Plaza Mexican military fired on 15,000 student protestors who demanded the release of political prisoners, the dismissal of corrupt government, and abolition of penal codes restricting student organizations. The number killed was in the hundreds and many students are still missing.
In 1968, on the Tlatelolco Plaza Mexican military fired on 15,000 student protestors who demanded the release of political prisoners, the dismissal of corrupt government, and abolition of penal codes restricting student organizations. The number killed was in the hundreds and many students are still missing.
"To be a student and not be revolutionary is a contradiction"- Salvador Allende 1973
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