Ngo-1980 umsebenzi wokuvubukula waqala enyakatho yeMeya yaseTemplo. Lapho, kwakukhona izindawo ezingcwele ezahlukahlukene ezaziyingxenye yamabhilidi ayakha iplaza enkulu noma indawo yomkhosi yenhlokodolobha yama-Aztec.
Zintathu zazo ziklelisiwe, zilandelana futhi zisuka empumalanga ziya entshonalanga, ngasogwini olungasenyakatho lwethempeli. Futhi kwatholakala enye enyakatho yalezi zindawo ezintathu ezingcwele; Kwakuyisisekelo esime ngo-L esasikhombisa izitebhisi ezimbili: esinye sibheke eningizimu esinye sibheke entshonalanga; lesi sakamuva sihlotshiswe ngamakhanda okhozi. Lapho kuvubukulwa leli gumbi elingaphansi, kwabonwa ukuthi kwakukhona isethi yangaphambilini eyayinecebo elifanayo. Izitebhisi ezisentshonalanga zaholela ehholo elinezinsika nebhentshi elihlotshiswe ngodwendwe lwamaqhawe. Ezindleleni nasezinhlangothini zomnyango kwakukhona amaqhawe amabili okhozi osayizi wokuphila.
Umnyango uholela egumbini elingunxande elinephaseji ngasohlangothini lwalo lwesobunxele eliholela egcekeni elingaphakathi, enyakatho naseningizimu emaphethelweni alo okungamakamelo amabili. Ibhentshi lamaqhawe liphinda livele kuzo zonke. Ngendlela, emnyango wephaseji kwakukhona izibalo ezimbili zobumba ezingesimo samathambo namabhulashi amhlophe obumba ngobuso bukankulunkulu okhalayo uTláloc. Isethi yonke icebe kakhulu ngezinto zokuhlobisa. Lesi sakhiwo sakhiwe ngokulandelana ngokulandelana kwesigaba V (cishe ngonyaka we-1482 AD) futhi ngenxa yesimo kwakucatshangwa kwasekuqaleni ukuthi singahlobana kakhulu nempi nokufa.
Kwadlula iminyaka ethile kwathi ngo-1994 uLeonardo López Luján nethimba lakhe benza ukumbiwa ngasenyakatho yaleli qembu, lapho bathola khona ukuqhubeka kwalo. Ohlangothini olubheke eningizimu baphinde bathola ibhentshi elinamaqhawe nomnyango ezinhlangothini zawo kwakukhona izibalo zobumba ezinhle kakhulu ezinokumelwa kukankulunkulu uMictlantecuhtli, inkosi yomhlaba. Isibalo senyoka ebesibekwe phansi sivimbe ukuthi kungene igumbi.
Abavubukuli baqaphela ukuthi emahlombe ezimpawu ezimbili zikankulunkulu kukhona into emnyama eyathi uma ihlaziyiwe, yabonisa izinsalela zegazi. Lokhu kuqondane ngokuphelele nedatha yobuhlanga, ngoba kuCodex Magliabechi (plate 88 recto) isithombe sikaMictlantecuhtli singabonakala nomuntu echitha igazi ekhanda lakhe.
Ngaphambi komnyango wokungena, kwatholakala umnikelo owawufakwe ngaphakathi kothango omise okweqa, okusikhumbuza izinkomba ezine zomhlaba. Ngaphakathi bekukhona unkulunkulu wakudala nezinto ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi amabhola enjoloba.
Ucwaningo olwenziwe nguLópez Luján lucacise ezinye zezici zesakhiwo nokusebenza kwaso. Ukuhlwaya ngemibhalo yomlando nokuhlaziya imininingwane yemivubukulo, kuphakanyisiwe ukuthi imikhosi ebalulekile ephathelene nombusi ophakeme waseTenochtitlan ibingabanjelwa lapho. Uhambo olusuka emakamelweni angaphakathi luya entshonalanga luqondana nendlela yansuku zonke yelanga, futhi izibalo zamaqhawe okhozi zingabonakala kulokhu. Lapho ephuma ehholo, uphendukela ngasenyakatho, indlela eya ekufeni, ebizwa ngokuthi uMictlampa, futhi ufika ngaphambi kwezibalo zenkosi yomhlaba. Lonke lolu hambo lugcwele izimpawu. Ngeke sikhohlwe ukuthi isibalo setlatoani sihlobene neLanga nokufa.
Ngemuva kwalokho, kwavubukulwa ngaphansi komtapo wolwazi iPorrúa, kuJusto Sierra Street, futhi kwatholakala ukuthi umkhawulo osenyakatho we-ilguilas Precinct wasatholakala, futhi muva nje kutholakele udonga lwasentshonalanga lwalesi sakhiwo. Ngakho-ke, futhi, imivubukulo kanye nemithombo yomlando yayihambisana futhi kwaholela ekubeni sazi ukuthi yayiyini indawo yomkhosi yaseTenochtitlan.
