Matlalatzin Explained

Matlalatzin should not be confused with Matlatzincan languages.

Matlalatzin
Spouse:Chimalpopoca
Issue:7
Father:Quaquapitzahuac
Mother:Acxocueitl

Matlalatzin was a Queen of Tenochtitlan as a wife of the king Chimalpopoca, and was a princess by birth.[1] She was a daughter of Quaquapitzahuac, king of Tlatelolco,[2] and sister of the king Tlacateotl and queen Huacaltzintli.[3] She bore seven children.[4]

She and her husband were cousins.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.eltiempolasvegas.com/articles/2010/08/27/ciudad_and_estado/doc4c783ec188a80885224015.txt Diario de México
  2. Anales de Tlatelolco
  3. Historia de la Nación Chichimeca
  4. Book: Hubert Howe Bancroft

    . Hubert Howe Bancroft. Hubert Howe Bancroft. The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Primitive history. 1875. History Company. 366.