Xiuhcanahualtzin
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Xiuhcanahualtzin was a Princess
of Azcapotzalco
and Queen of Tlatelolco
by marriage.
and sister of the king Quaquapitzahuac
. She married her nephew Tlacateotl
, who was a successor of his father Quaquapitzahuac as the king of Tlatelolco. They had three children.
She was also a sister of the king Maxtla
.
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
of Azcapotzalco
Azcapotzalco
Azcapotzalco is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Azcapotzalco is in the northwestern part of Mexico City...
and Queen of Tlatelolco
Tlatelolco (altepetl)
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants were known as Tlatelolca. The Tlatelolca were a part of the Mexica ethnic group, a Nahuatl speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century...
by marriage.
Family
She was a daughter of the king Tezozomoc and TzihuacxochitzinTzihuacxochitzin
Tzihuacxochitzin was a Queen consort of Azcapotzalco as a wife of the king Tezozomoc, who was very famous.She was a daughter of the noble dignitary called Huitzilaztatzin...
and sister of the king Quaquapitzahuac
Quaquapitzahuac
Quaquapitzahuac was the first ruler of the Aztec city of Tlatelolco. His name, which means "Slender Horn", was pronounced in Classical Nahuatl, and is also spelled Cuacuauhpitzahuac, Cuacuapitzahuac, and Quaquauhpitzahuac.-Family:...
. She married her nephew Tlacateotl
Tlacateotl
Tlacateotl was the second ruler of the Aztec city of Tlatelolco.-Family:He succeeded his father, Quaquapitzahuac, upon his death in 1407. He was a brother of the queens Matlalatzin and Huacaltzintli and grandson of the famous king Tezozomoc...
, who was a successor of his father Quaquapitzahuac as the king of Tlatelolco. They had three children.
She was also a sister of the king Maxtla
Maxtla
Maxtla was a Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco from 1426 to his death in 1428. He succeeded his father Tezozomoc, possibly through assassination of his elder brother Tayauh. His reign saw a rapid decline in the fortunes of Azcapotzalco...
.