Coixtlahuaca

This article is about the pre-Columbian state. For other uses, see Coixtlahuaca (disambiguation).

Nguichee
Yodzocoo
Coaixtlahuacan
Coixtlahuaca

1520s

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Capital

Coixtlahuaca

Language(s)

Chocho
Mixtec
Nahuatl

Religion

Mesoamerican religion

Government

Monarchy

History

- Established

Enter start year

- Incorporated into New Spain

1520s

Coixtlahuaca (Chocho: Nguichee; Mixtec: Yodzocoo; Nahuatl: Coaixtlahuacan) was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican state in the Mixteca Alta (now in Oaxaca, Mexico). Coixtlahuaca was a multi-ethnic polity, inhabited by both Chochos and Mixtecs. In addition to the Chocho and Mixtec languages, Nahuatl was used as a lingua franca. Its name means "plain of snakes".

Coixtlahuaca was conquered by the Aztecs under Moctezuma I in the 15th century.

According to Hernán Cortés, envoys of Coixtlahuaca surrendered to the Spanish in September 1520. Coixtlahuaca was incorporated into New Spain as the municipality of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca.