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Tlaltecatzin, according to some sources, was a son of the
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 Indigenous peoples of Mexico, ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those g ...
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 various ...
Moctezuma II Moctezuma Xocoyotzin ( – 29 June 1520; oteːkˈsoːmaḁ ʃoːkoˈjoːt͡sĩn̥), nci-IPA, Motēuczōmah Xōcoyōtzin, moteːkʷˈsoːma ʃoːkoˈjoːtsin variant spellings include Motewksomah, Motecuhzomatzin, Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecu ...
. In the Noche Triste ("Night of Sorrows"), the Spanish took him out 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 prisoner with other Aztec noblemen, also prisoners, including his brother
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 Q ...
. The Aztecs attacked the Spanish party, and both Tlaltecatzin and Chimalpopoca were killed. According to another source, Tlaltecatzin was a
Tepanec The Tepanecs or Tepaneca are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the late 12th or early 13th centuries.The dates vary by source, including 1152 CE in Anales de Tlatelolco, 1210 from Chimalpahin, and 1226 from Ixtlilxoch ...
prince who guided the Spaniards, and was killed on the Night of Sorrows.


References

*Orozco y Berra, Manuel. ''Historia Antigua y de la Conquista de México''. Ciudad de México, 1888. Volume IV, pp 445 and 446. *González-Obregón, Luis. ''Las Calles de México''. Ciudad de México, 1992. Page 6. Moctezuma family 1510s in the Aztec civilization 16th-century indigenous people of the Americas Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Mexico-bio-stub Nobility of the Americas