Tlacuilolxochtzin ( Nahuatl: tɬakʷilolʃotʃtsin) was an

Aztec The Aztecs () were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl ...

noblewoman Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteri ...

of very noble heritage, Lady of

Ecatepec Ecatepec (), officially Ecatepec de Morelos, is a municipality in the central Mexican state of Mexico, and is situated in the north part of the greater Mexico City urban area. The municipal seat is San Cristóbal Ecatepec. The city of Ecatepec i ...

and sister of queen Tlapalizquixochtzin.

Family

She was a

Princess Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subs ...

- the daughter of

Tlatoani ''Tlatoani'' ( , "one who speaks, ruler"; plural ' or tlatoque) is the Classical Nahuatl term for the ruler of an , a pre-Hispanic state. It is the noun form of the verb "tlahtoa" meaning "speak, command, rule". As a result, it has been variousl ...

Matlaccoatzin and thus granddaughter of the Tlatoani Chimalpilli I. Tlacuilolxochtzin was a relative to several Aztec Emperors and she married Prince Tezozomoctli Acolnahuacatl 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 ...

. Their sons were Tlatoani

Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin Don Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin (or Panitzin) was a 16th-century Nahua noble. A grandson of Axayacatl, Nephew of tlatoani Moctezuma II. He was initially the ''tlatoani'' (ruler) of Ecatepec before becoming ''tlatoani'' of Tenochtitlan, as well a ...

(the first governor of Tenochtitlan), and one lord who went to

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{{Reflist Aztec nobility Nahua nobility Cihuatlatoque Tlatoque of Ecatepec 15th-century indigenous people of the Americas 15th-century women rulers Indigenous Mexican women Nobility of the Americas