Tlaltecatzin Explained

Tlaltecatzin, according to some sources, was a son of the Aztec tlatoani Moctezuma II. In the Noche Triste ("Night of Sorrows"), the Spanish took him out of Tenochtitlan as a prisoner with other Aztec noblemen, also prisoners, including his brother Chimalpopoca. The Aztecs attacked the Spanish party, and both Tlaltecatzin and Chimalpopoca were killed.^{[1] [2]}

According to another source, Tlaltecatzin was a Tepanec prince who guided the Spaniards, and was killed on the Night of Sorrows.^[3]

References

• Orozco y Berra, Manuel. Historia Antigua y de la Conquista de México. Ciudad de México, 1888. Volume IV, pp 445 and 446.
• González-Obregón, Luis. Las Calles de México. Ciudad de México, 1992. Page 6.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emperor Montezuma Last Words . YourDictionary .
2. Web site: Last Ruler of Aztecs . The History Notes .
3. Book: León-Portilla, M. . The Broken Spears

   The Aztec Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico

   . 1992 . Boston . Beacon Press . 978-0807055014.