Ilancueitl

Ilancueitl

A drawing of Ilancueitl
Residence Tenochtitlan
Known for the first queen of Tenochtitlan
Title Queen of Tenochtitlan
Religion Aztec religion
Spouse King Acamapichtli
Parents King Acolmiztli
Relatives Huitzilihuitl (stepson)

Ilancueitl (Nahuatl for "old-woman skirt"; pronounced [ilaŋˈkʷeː.itɬ]) was the first queen of Tenochtitlan.

Biography

Ilancueitl was a daughter of the then ruler of Culhuacán, Acolmiztli, and she married Acamapichtli, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan. She bore no children, so her husband took more wives. Ilancueitl charged herself with the education of her stepson Huitzilihuitl.

References

Gillepsie, Susan D. (1989). The Aztec Kings: The Construction of Rulership in Mexica History. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-1339-2. OCLC 232590050.