Cempoala Archaeological Zone. Before these pyramids stood Cortez and all the men of the Conquest. The first mass was held inthe larger pyramid. Cempoala is estimated to have been a city of more than 200,000 inhabitants.

Cempoala Archaeological Zone. Before these pyramids stood Cortez and all the men of the Conquest. The first mass was held inthe larger pyramid. Cempoala is estimated to have been a city of more than 200,000 inhabitants., Box: 1, Folder: 12. Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico, 33285965. Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. https://archives.lib.utexas.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/417573 Accessed September 26, 2026.