Palacio de Ocomo

Palacio de Ocomo
Interactive map of Palacio de Ocomo
CulturesEl Grillo tradition[1]
LocationOconahua,  Jalisco, Mexico
Region Jalisco
History
Builtc. 600-700 CE
Site notes
Architectural style
Teotihuacano[2]
Excavation dates2006-present
Restored: April 3, 2006

Palacio de Ocomo, known in English as the Ocomo Palace, is an archaeological zone located in Oconahua, Jalisco, Mexico, constructed between the year is 700 and the 1100 AD, and reconstructed several times even up to the time of the Spanish Conquest, when it was abandoned.

Ocomo Palace is one of the biggest tecpans (palaces) of the ancient Mexico, it has 125 meters for side, and it is considered the more monumental building of this style in Mexico, since measures 1000 square meters.

References

  1. ↑ "Sitio Arqueológico Palacio de Ocomo | Secretaría de Cultura".
  2. ↑ "Revelan secretos del Palacio de Ocomo en Etzatlán | NTR Guadalajara".


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