Moquihuix Explained

Moquihuix
Succession:Tlatoani of Tlatelolco
Reign:1460 – 1473
Predecessor:Quauhtlatoa
Successor:Itzquauhtzin
Death Date:1473
Spouse:Chalchiuhnenetzin
Issue:Axayaca
Tzihuacpopoca

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 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]

References

Notes and References

  1. Umberger (2007).