Azcasuch Explained

Azcaxochitl, or Azcasuch (Āzcaxōch pronounced as /nci/) was a cihuatlatoani (queen) of the pre-Columbian Acolhua altepetl of Tepetlaoztoc in the Valley of Mexico. Her name is Nahuatl for a kind of a flower (literally "ant-flower").^{[1] [2]}

She is believed to have been a daughter of Nezahualcoyotl, ruler of Texoco.^[3] Azcasuch married Cocopin, the ruler of Tepetlaoztoc, c. 1431.^[4] After her husband's death, she ascended to the throne herself as queen regnant.^[5]

Azcasuch was succeeded by her grandson, Diego Tlilpotonqui.^[6]

References

• Book: Williams, Barbara J. . Harvey, H. R. . 1997 . The Códice De Santa María Asunción: Facsimile and Commentary: Households and Lands in Sixteenth-century Tepetlaoztoc . 64.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pellizzi, Francesco . Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, 47: Spring 2005 . 2005-09-30 . Harvard University Press . 978-0-87365-856-0 . en.
2. Book: Lee, Jongsoo . The Allure of Nezahualcoyotl: Pre-Hispanic History, Religion, and Nahua Poetics . August 2015 . University of New Mexico Press . 978-0-8263-4338-3 . en.
3. Diel . Lori Boornazian . March 2005 . Women and Political Power: The Inclusion and Exclusion of Noblewomen in Aztec Pictorial Histories . Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics . en . 47 . 82–106 . 10.1086/RESv47n1ms20167660 . 157991841 . 0277-1322.
4. Book: Williams . Barbara J. . The Códice de Santa María Asunción: Facsimile and Commentary : Households and Lands in Sixteenth-century Tepetlaoztoc . Harvey . H. R. . 1997 . University of Utah Press . 978-0-87480-522-2 . en.
5. Book: Nelson, Sarah M. . Ancient Queens: Archaeological Explorations . 2003 . Rowman Altamira . 978-0-7591-0346-7 . en.
6. Book: Dibble, Charles E. . Codex en Cruz . 1981 . University of Utah Press . 978-0-87480-185-9 . en.