Tecayehuatzin (Aquiauhtzin) (1430-1500) was a
Nahuatl
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noble
poet
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born in
Ayapango
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,
Mexico
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. Although a sought-out composer of
poetry
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, few of his
poem
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s survive.
Poems attributed to Aquiauhtzin include:
''Chalcacihuacuicatl (Song of Chalcan Women)''
''Noconcacon Cuicatl (I Have Heard A Song)''
References
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Nahuatl-language poets
1430 births
1500 deaths
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