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Miyahuaxochtzin
Miyahuaxochtzin of Tiliuhcan was a Queen of Tenochtitlan as a wife of King Huitzilihuitl. She was a daughter of King Tlacacuitlahuatzin and sister of Princess Matlalxochtzin and Queen Tlacochcuetzin. She was the mother of Prince Huehue Zaca and aunt of Princes Cahualtzin, Tetlepanquetzatzin, Tecatlapohuatzin, Coauoxtli and Oquetzal. She was also a grandmother of the King Huitzilatzin. Legacy A descendant of Miyahuaxochtzin, Hernando Huehue Cetochtzin, was taken along with many other indigenous nobles on conquistador Hernán Cortés's expedition to Honduras, during which he died. See also *List of Tenochtitlan rulers *Miahuaxihuitl Miahuaxihuitl () of Cuauhnahuac was a Queen of Tenochtitlan. Her name is also spelled as Miyahuaxihuitl. She was mother of the Princess Matlalcihuatzin and the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma I. She was also an aunt of the Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I and ... Sources * External links {{Authority control Tenochca nobility Queens of Teno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huehue Zaca
Huehue Zaca or Çaca (), also Zacatzin (''Çacatzin'', ), was a 15th-century Aztec noble, prince and a warrior who served as '' tlacateccatl'' ("captain general") under the ruler Moctezuma I, his brother. The name of Zaca is probably derived from Nahuatl ''zacatl'', meaning "grass"; ''-tzin'' is an honorific or reverential suffix. ''Huehue'' is Nahuatl for "the elder", literally "old man". Family Zaca was the fourth child of Emperor Huitzilihuitl. His mother was Princess Miyahuaxochtzin, the daughter of Tlacacuitlahuatzin, ruler of Tiliuhcan. He was the younger half-brother of Emperors Chimalpopoca and Moctezuma I. His other brother was prince Tlacaelel. Moctezuma is said to have had Zaca executed for singing and beating his drum loudly.Chimalpahin (1997): vol. 1, pp. 146–149 and vol. 2, pp. 94–95. Zaca had two sons: Tzontemoc, who served as ''tlacateccatl'' under Moctezuma's successors Axayacatl and Tizoc;Chimalpahin (1997): vol. 1, pp. 146–147. and Huitzilatzin, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huitzilihuitl
Huitzilihuitl or Huitzilihuitzin ( Nahuatl language; English: ''Hummingbird Feather'') (1370s – ''ca.'' 1417) was the second '' Tlatoani'' or king of Tenochtitlan. According to the Codex Chimalpahin, he reigned from 1390 to 1415, according to the Codex Aubin, he reigned from 1396 to 1417 and according to the Codex Chimalpopoca, he reigned from 1403 to 1417. Biography Family and childhood Huitzilíhuitl was born in Tenochtitlan, and was the son of Acamapichtli, first ''tlatoani'' of the Mexica, and Queen Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin, and had a half-brother Itzcoatl. His maternal grandfather was Acacitli. Only 16 years old when his father died, Huitzilihuitl was elected by the principal chiefs, warriors and priests of the city to replace him. At that time, the Mexica were tributaries of the Tepanec city-state of Azcapotzalco. Reign Huitzilíhuitl, a good politician, continued the policies of his father, seeking alliances with his neighbors. He founded the Royal Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tlacacuitlahuatzin
Tlacacuitlahuatzin () was the first ruler of Tiliuhcan, a pre-Columbian Tepanec ''altepetl'' (ethnic state) near Tlacopan. Family His father was called Huehuetzin. His daughters Miyahuaxochtzin and Matlalxochtzin married Huitzilihuitl and Tlatolqaca (respectively), sons of Acamapichtli, the first king of Tenochtitlan. Another daughter, Tlacochcuetzin, married Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl, the first king of Tlacopan. Upon his death, Tlacacuitlahuatzin was succeeded by Tzihuactlayahuallohuatzin, a son of Tezozomoc, the ruler of Azcapotzalco.Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 128–129. Tlacacuitlahuatzin was a grandfather of the prince Huehue Zaca Huehue Zaca or Çaca (), also Zacatzin (''Çacatzin'', ), was a 15th-century Aztec noble, prince and a warrior who served as '' tlacateccatl'' ("captain general") under the ruler Moctezuma I, his brother. The name of Zaca is probably derived from .... Notes References * {{s-end Tlatoque Year of birth unknown Year of death unknow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlalxochtzin
Matlalxochtzin () was a daughter of Tlacacuitlahuatzin, the first ''tlatoani'' (ruler) of Tiliuhcan, one of the polities (''altepetl'') of the Tepanec people in the Valley of Mexico during the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. She was born in Tiliuhcan after her father had been elevated as ''tlatoani''—his father Huehuetzin (Matlalxochtzin's grandfather) had been leader in Tiliuhcan but was only of eagle warrior rank. Matlalxochtzin and her older sister Miyahuaxochtzin were sent to the Mexica stronghold of Tenochtitlan to marry two sons of Acamapichtli, the founder of the Aztec imperial dynastic line. Miyahuaxochtzin became a wife of Huitzilihuitl while Matlalxochtzin was taken by his younger brother Tlatolqaca Tlatolqaca () was an Aztec prince, son of Emperor Acamapichtli and Queen Huitzilxotzin, grandson of Princess Atotoztli I, half-brother of Emperors Huitzilihuitl and Itzcoatl, an uncle of Chimalpopoca and Moctezuma I. He married Princess Matlalxoc .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huitzilatzin
Huitzilatzin (or Huitzillatzin) (died in the year Seven Reed/1499Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 214–215) was the first ''tlatoani'' (ruler) of the pre-Columbian ''altepetl'' (ethnic state) of Huitzilopochco (now Churubusco) in the Valley of Mexico.Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 146–147. Huitzilatzin was the second son of Huehue Zaca, who held the title of ''tlacateccatl'' (general) and who was a son of Huitzilihuitl, the second Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan. According to the ''Crónica mexicáyotl'', Huitzilatzin was "quite sickly" (Nahuatl ''"çan cocoxcatzintli"''). He was installed as ruler of Huitzilopochco by the Aztec ruler Axayacatl. Like other towns in the region, it is not recorded exactly when Huitzilopochco came under Aztec control. It is likely that Tenochtitlan inherited them from the defeated Tepanec empire of Azcapotzalco. The inhabitants of Huitzilopochco are said to have been cannibals prior to the imposition of Aztec government.Isaac (2005): pp. 5–6. Huitzilatzin had tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimalpopoca
Chimalpopoca ( nci-IPA, Chīmalpopōca, t͡ʃiːmaɬpoˈpoːka for "smoking shield," ) or Chīmalpopōcatzin (1397–1427) was the third Emperor of Tenochtitlan (1417–1427). Biography Chimalpopoca was born to the Emperor Huitzilihuitl and Queen Ayauhcihuatl. Rule On the day of Chimalpopoca's coronation in 1417 (some sources say 1416 or 1418), his brother Tlacaelel I was named high priest. From this point on the ecclesiastical and governmental offices among the Aztecs were separate. When he assumed the throne at age 20, Tenochtitlan was a tributary of the Tepanec city of Azcapotzalco, which was ruled by his grandfather Tezozomoc. This alliance, and the Mexicas' position within it, was strengthened by Tenochtitlan's loyalty during Tezozomoc's 1418 war with Ixtlilxochitl I of Texcoco. The conquered city was granted to Tenochtitlan as a tributary. Nezahualcoyotl, displaced prince of Texcoco, was living in the mountains. Chimalpopoca interceded with Tezozomoc on his beha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli ( nci-IPA, Ācamāpichtli, aːkamaːˈpit͡ʃt͡ɬi, meaning "Handful of reeds") was the first ''Tlatoani'', or king, of the Aztecs (or Mexica) of Tenochtitlan, and founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty. Chronicles differ as to the dates of his reign: according to the Codex Chimalpahin, he reigned from 1367 to 1387; according to the Codex Aubin, he reigned from 1376 to 1395; and according to the Codex Chimalpopoca, he reigned from 1350 to 1403.Simon, Z (2021). "Ten Chronologies of Ancient Mexico" Biography Family and early life Acamapichtli was not a native of Tenochtitlan. Blood relationships between rulers were an important aspect of politics in 14th century Mexico, and as relative newcomers, the Mexicans were at a disadvantage. On the death of Tenoch, the elders of the Mexica '' calpultin'' decided to elect a ''tlatoani'' who could secure the fledgling city's position through ties to powerful groups in the region. They sent a delegation to the leaders of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miahuaxihuitl
Miahuaxihuitl () of Cuauhnahuac was a Queen of Tenochtitlan. Her name is also spelled as Miyahuaxihuitl. She was mother of the Princess Matlalcihuatzin and the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma I. She was also an aunt of the Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I and sister of the king Cuauhtototzin. Biography Miahuaxihuitl was born a princess, daughter of Tezcacohuatzin, king of Cuauhnahuac. She was known to be very beautiful. Miahuaxihuitl became a wife of Aztec Emperor Huitzilihuitl. She was greeted with a pomp when she came to Tenochtitlan. She bore a son who would later become Emperor Moctezuma I.García Purón (1984, pp. 31, 35) Moctezuma married Miahuaxihuitl's niece Chichimecacihuatzin. Family tree See also *List of Tenochtitlan rulers *Cacamacihuatl Cacamacihuatl was a Queen of Tenochtitlan as a wife of the King Huitzilihuitl. She was a mother of Prince Tlacaelel I (she bore him 1397 or 1398Mann, Charles C. (2005) ''1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tenochtitlan Rulers
This is a list of Mesoamerican rulers of the '' altepetl'' of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) from its foundation in 1325 until the end of the line of indigenous rulers. From c. 1375 onwards, the rulers of Tenochtitlan were monarchs and used the title ''tlatoani''. From 1427 to 1521, the ''tlatoque'' of Tenochtitlan were alongside those of the cities Tetzcoco and Tlacopan the leaders of the powerful Triple Alliance, commonly known as the Aztec Empire. The rulers of Tenochtitlan were always pre-eminent and gradually transitioned into the sole rulers of the empire; under either Tizoc (1481–1486) or Ahuitzotl (1486–1502), the ''tlatoque'' of Tenochtitlan assumed the grander title ''huehuetlatoani'' ("supreme ''tlatoani''") to indicate their superiority over the other ''tlatoque'' in the alliance. The evolution into full autocracy was finished by 1502, when Moctezuma II was elected as ''huehuetlatoani'' of Tenochtitlan without the traditional input from Tetzoco and Tlacopan. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, before the Spanish Colonization in the sixteenth century. The Spanish introduced Catholicism and the now predominant Spanish language, along with numerous customs that have blended with the indigenous culture. Honduras became independent in 1821 and has since been a republic, although it has consistently endured much social strife and political instability, and remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In 1960, the northern part of what was the Mosquito Coast was transferred from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish '' conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Born in Medellín, Spain, to a family of lesser nobility, Cortés chose to pursue adventure and riches in the New World. He went to Hispaniola and later to Cuba, where he received an '' encomienda'' (the right to the labor of certain subjects). For a short time, he served as ''alcalde'' (magistrate) of the second Spanish town founded on the island. In 1519, he was elected captain of the third expedition to the mainland, which he partly funded. His enmity with the Governor of Cuba, Diego Velázquez de Cuél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
