Moquihuix
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This article is about the ruler of Tlatelolco. For the leader from Cuauhtinchan history, see Moquihuix (Cuauhtinchan).
| Moquihuix | |
 Moquihuix's death as depicted in the Codex Mendoza. |
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| 1460 – 1473 | |
| Preceded by | Quauhtlatoa |
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| Succeeded by | Itzquauhtzin |
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| Died | 1473 |
| Wife | Chalchiuhnenetzin |
| Children | Axayaca Tzihuacpopoca |
Moquihuix or Moquihuixtli (d. 1473) was the fourth tlatoani (ruler) of Tlatelolco. He died in 1473 in a military conflict with Tenochtitlan.
Moquihuix was married to Chalchiuhnenetzin, elder sister of the Tenochca ruler Axayacatl, after whom their son Axayaca was named. However, it is said that Moquihuix neglected Chalchiuhnenetzin, preferring the company of other women.
A funerary urn that may belong to Moquihuix was found in 1978 at the site of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, near the Coyolxauhqui Stone.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Umberger (2007).
[edit] References
- Davies, Nigel [1973] (1989). The Aztecs: A History. Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-1691-9. OCLC 6087363.
- García Granados, Rafael (1952). "1815 Moquihuix", Diccionario Biográfico de Historia Antigua de Méjico. Méjico: Instituto de Historia, vol. 1, pp. 589– 595. OCLC 770368.
- Umberger, Emily (2007). "The Metaphorical Underpinnings of Aztec History: The Case of the 1473 Civil War". Ancient Mesoamerica 18: 1–19. doi:.
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| Preceded by Quauhtlatoa |
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco 1460 – 1473 |
Succeeded by Itzquauhtzin as quauhtlatoani |
