Ilancueitl Explained

Ilancuéitl
Succession:	Cihuātlahtoāni of Tenochtitlan^[1]
Predecessor:	Teuhtlehuatzin^[2]
Successor:	Acamapichtli
Spouse:	King Acamapichtli
Father:	King Acolmiztli

Ilancueitl (Nahuatl for "old-woman skirt"; in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /ilaŋˈkʷeː.itɬ/) was the first queen of Tenochtitlan.

Biography

Ilancuéitl was a daughter of the then ruler of Culhuacán, Acolmiztli, and she married Acamapichtli, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan. She bore no children, so her husband took more wives.

Ilancuéitl charged herself with the education of her stepson Huitzilihuitl.

See also

• List of Tenochtitlan rulers

References

• Book: Gillespie, Susan D. . 1989 . The Aztec Kings: The Construction of Rulership in Mexica History . Tucson . . 0-8165-1339-2 . 232590050.

Notes and References

1. Book: Klein, Cecelia. Gender in Pre-Hispanic America. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. 2001. 9780884022794. Washington. 330–334. English.
2. Book: Santamarina Novillo, Carlos. El Sistema de Dominacion Azteca: El Imperio Tepaneca. Editorial Académica Española. 2011. 9783845485096. 431. Spanish.