Miyahuaxochtzin of
Tiliuhcan was a Queen of
Tenochtitlan
, ; es, Tenochtitlan also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, ; es, México-Tenochtitlan was a large Mexican in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear. The date 13 March 1325 was ...
as a wife of King
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 t ...
. She was a daughter of King
Tlacacuitlahuatzin and sister of Princess
Matlalxochtzin and Queen
Tlacochcuetzin. She was the mother of 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 N ...
and aunt of Princes
Cahualtzin,
Tetlepanquetzatzin,
Tecatlapohuatzin,
Coauoxtli and
Oquetzal. She was also a grandmother of the King
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.Chi ...
.
Legacy
A descendant of Miyahuaxochtzin, Hernando Huehue Cetochtzin, was taken along with many other indigenous nobles on conquistador
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 w ...
's expedition to
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 Oce ...
, during which he died.
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
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External links
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Queens of Tenochtitlan
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