Chichicuepon Explained

Chichicuepon
Birth Date:	15th Century
Death Date:	1486

Chichicuepon (? – 1486) was a lord of Chalco and also a poet. Only one of his poems has survived.^[1] Chichicuepon had his lands confiscated by the Aztec Empire and their new puppet Itzcahuatzin after Chalco was made a tributary state. Chichicuepon opposed this and asked for his lands to be restored to him when he went to Tenochitlan. Hearing the case, Ahuitzotl declared that Chichicuepon and the other nobles should be hanged. Itzcahuatzin did such in 1486.^[2]

Poems attributed to Chichicuepon include:

• Chichicuepon Icuic (Now Give Heed To The Word)

Notes and References

1. Book: Leon-Portilla, Miguel. Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World. University of Oklahoma Press. 2000. Norman, Oklahoma.
2. Book: Miguel León Portilla . Historia de la literatura mexicana . Editorial Alhambra Mexicana . 9789684441460 . 57 . 21 December 2023.