The cihuacoatl ( , for "female serpent") was a supreme leader under the
Tlatoani (Aztec emperor), or an esteemed advisor, within the
Aztec Empire system of government.
Officeholders
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Tlacaelel (1420s–1487); office created for him
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Tlilpotoncatzin
Tlilpotonqui or Tlilpotoncatzin (died in the year 11 Reed/1503) was the second '' cihuacoatl'' ('president') of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
Tlilpotoncatzin was the second son of Tlacaelel and Maquiztzin. His father was a son of the second ''tlatoani ...
(1487–1503)
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Tlacaelel II (1503–1520)
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Matlatzincatzin (1520)
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Tlacotzin (1520–1525); final officeholder
In popular culture
The position features in four historical novels by
Simon Levack.
See also
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Class in Aztec society
Aztec society
Heads of state in North America
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