Atotoztli II

Atotoztli II
Huitzilxochtzin
Fragmento de genealogía de los príncipes mexicanos showing "Lady Atotoztli" (subtitled Çihuapilli Atotoztli in Latin alphabet)
Tlatoani or regent of Tenochtitlan (disputed)
Rule1466–1472[1][2][3][4] (probably regent for her son Axayacatl)[5]
PredecessorMoctezuma I (as tlatoani)
SuccessorAxayacatl (as tlatoani)
SpouseTezozomoc
IssueAxayacatl
Tizoc
Ahuitzotl
FatherMoctezuma I
MotherChichimecacihuatzin I

Atotoztli (Classical Nahuatl: Atotoztli [atoˈtostɬi]) or Huitzilxochtzin (Classical Nahuatl: Huitzilxōchtzin [witsiɬˈʃoːtʃtsin]) was an Aztec princess and possible regent. She was a daughter of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma I and Chichimecacihuatzin I, the daughter of Cuauhtototzin, the ruler of Cuauhnahuac.

  1. ^ Klein, Cecelia F. (2001). Gender in Pre-Hispanic America: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 12 and 13 October 1996. Dumbarton Oaks. pp. 330–334. ISBN 978-0-88402-279-4.
  2. ^ Prem, Hanns J. (2015-02-06). Geschichte Altamerikas (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 143. ISBN 978-3-486-82442-1.
  3. ^ Borboa, Martín (1997). Itzcóatl, emperador mexica (in Spanish). Plaza y Valdes. p. 108. ISBN 978-968-856-535-3.
  4. ^ Estudios de cultura nāhuatl (in Spanish). Vol. 12–13. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1976. p. 93.
  5. ^ Werner, Michael (2015-05-11). Concise Encyclopedia of Mexico. Routledge. p. 879. ISBN 978-1-135-97377-3.

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