Tlapalizquixochtzin was an Aztec noblewoman and Queen regnant of the Aztec city of Ecatepec. She was also a consort of Moctezuma II.[1][2]
| Tlapalizquixochtzin | |
|---|---|
| Queen regnant of Ecatepec | |
| Reign | c. early 16th century |
| Empress consort of the Aztec Empire Queen consort of Tenochtitlan | |
| Tenure | c. early 16th century |
| Co-consort | Teotlalco |
| Spouse | Moctezuma II |
| Issue | Francisca de Moctezuma |
| Father | Matlaccoatzin |
Family
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She was born as a Princess – daughter of Matlaccoatzin and thus a granddaughter of the King Chimalpilli I and sister of Princess Tlacuilolxochtzin.[2]
Tlapalizquixochtzin married Aztec emperor Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – June 1520). Their daughter was Doña Francisca de Moctezuma.[2]
Her nephew was King Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ New World, First Nations: Native Peoples of Mesoamerica and the Andes Under Colonial Rule by David Patrick Cahill and Blanca Tovías
- ^ a b c Chimalpahin, Domingo (1997) [17th century]. Anderson, Arthur J. O.; Schroeder, Susan (eds.). Codex Chimalpahin: Society and politics in Mexico Tenochtitlan, Tlateloloco, Texcoco, Culhuacan, and other Nahua Altepetl in Central Mexico. Vol. 2. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780806129501.
- ^ Lockhart, James (1996) [1992]. The Nahuas After the Conquest: A Social and Cultural History of the Indians of Central Mexico, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2317-6. OCLC 24283718.