Moquihuix

Moquihuix (or Moquihuixtli) (died 1473) was the fourth tlatoani (ruler) of Tlatelolco. He died in 1473 in the Battle of Tlatelolco, a military conflict fought between Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan.

Moquihuix
Moquihuix's death as depicted in the Codex Mendoza.
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco
Reign1460 – 1473
PredecessorQuauhtlatoa
SuccessorItzquauhtzin
Died1473
SpouseChalchiuhnenetzin
IssueAxayaca
Tzihuacpopoca

Moquihuix was married to Chalchiuhnenetzin, younger 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]

Notes

  1. Umberger (2007).

References

  • Davies, Nigel (1989) [1973]. The Aztecs: A History. Norman: 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. pp. 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:10.1017/S0956536107000016. S2CID 162571940.
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