Chichimecacihuatzin II

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Chichimecacihuatzin II
Princess of Tenochtitlan

Husband Huehue Huanitzin
Issue
King Chimalpilli I
Father Emperor Moctezuma I
Mother Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I
For her mother, see Chichimecacihuatzin I.

Chichimecacihuatzin II ("Little/Revered Chichimec Woman") was an Aztec princess of Tenochtitlan in Mexico.

Etymology

The Nahuatl name Chīchīmēcah (plural, pronounced [tʃiːtʃiːˈmeːkaʔ]; singular Chīchīmēcatl) means "inhabitants of Chichiman"; the placename Chichiman itself means "Area of Milk".[1] The word could either have a negative "barbarous" sense, or a positive "noble savage" sense.[2]

Biography

Chichimecacihuatzin was a daughter of Emperor Moctezuma I and his cousin-wife, Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I, after whom she was named.[3]

She was a granddaughter of the king Cuauhtototzin and emperor Huitzilihuitl.

Her sister was Atotoztli II and her nephews were kings Axayacatl, Tizoc and Ahuitzotl. They all ruled over Tenochtitlan as great emperors.

Her husband was Huehue Huanitzin, a "great leader" of Itztapalapan and her son was Chimalpilli I (died in 1465). He was the first king of Ecatepec.

References

  1. ↑ See Andrews 2003 (pp.496 and 507), Karttunen 1983 (p.48), and Lockhart 2001 (p.214)
  2. ↑ Karttunen (1983), p.48.
  3. ↑ Chimalpahin Codex
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