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Mexican politician
Azcaxochitl, or Azcasuch (
Classical Nahuatl : Āzcaxōch
[aːsˈkaʃoːtʃ] ) was a
cihuatlatoani (
queen ) of the
pre-Columbian
Acolhua
altepetl of
Tepetlaoztoc in the
Valley of Mexico . Her name is
Nahuatl for a kind of a flower (literally "ant-flower").
[1]
[2]
She is believed to have been a daughter of
Nezahualcoyotl , ruler of
Texoco .
[3] Azcasuch married Cocopin, the ruler of
Tepetlaoztoc , c. 1431.
[4] After her husband's death, she ascended to the throne herself as
queen regnant .
[4]
[5]
Azcasuch was succeeded by her grandson,
Diego Tlilpotonqui .
[6]
References
^ Pellizzi, Francesco (2005-09-30).
Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, 47: Spring 2005 . Harvard University Press.
ISBN
978-0-87365-856-0 .
^ Lee, Jongsoo (August 2015).
The Allure of Nezahualcoyotl: Pre-Hispanic History, Religion, and Nahua Poetics . University of New Mexico Press.
ISBN
978-0-8263-4338-3 .
^ Diel, Lori Boornazian (March 2005).
"Women and Political Power: The Inclusion and Exclusion of Noblewomen in Aztec Pictorial Histories" . Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics . 47 : 82–106.
doi :
10.1086/RESv47n1ms20167660 .
ISSN
0277-1322 .
S2CID
157991841 .
^
a
b Williams, Barbara J.; Harvey, H. R. (1997).
The Códice de Santa María Asunción: Facsimile and Commentary : Households and Lands in Sixteenth-century Tepetlaoztoc . University of Utah Press.
ISBN
978-0-87480-522-2 .
^ Nelson, Sarah M. (2003).
Ancient Queens: Archaeological Explorations . Rowman Altamira.
ISBN
978-0-7591-0346-7 .
^ Dibble, Charles E. (1981).
Codex en Cruz . University of Utah Press.
ISBN
978-0-87480-185-9 .
Williams, Barbara J.; Harvey, H. R. (1997). The Códice De Santa María Asunción: Facsimile and Commentary: Households and Lands in Sixteenth-century Tepetlaoztoc . p. 64.