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Phase 4

Moctezuma I, the fifth Mexica tlatoani, governed from 1440 to 1469 A. D. During this time the Mexicas consolidated their power, and the Great Temple underwent a total expansion.

The main platform from this period has been conserved. It is adorned with enormous brażiers and serpents' heads. The remains of the first section of the pyramid foundation and part of the stairways on the main façade have also been conserved.

The image of the goddess Coyolxauhqui, with dismembered torso and limbs, appears on stucco-covered tezontle, a kind of volcanic rock. This image was found beneath the floor occupied by the Coyolxauhqui monolith. An inscription at the rear of the platform with the date "1 Rabbit" probably corresponds to the year 1454 A. D.