Cacamatzin (tlacochcalcatl)

Cacamatzin
Cacamatzin
Born	Mexico Tenochtitlan
Rank	Tlacochcalcatl
Relations	Son of Tlacaelel and Maquiztzin

Cacamatzin was a 15th-century

Aztec noble — the eldest son of the cihuacoatl, Tlacaelel^[1] — and warrior who held the title of Tlacochcalcatl. His mother was princess Maquiztzin.^[2]

He had twelve children, only three of whom are known:[3]

A female (name unknown), who married
Texcoco. The pair had a son, named Cacamatzin after his grandfather, who succeeded his father as ruler of Texcoco.^[3]

Tlacaelel II, named after his grandfather, who also became cihuacoatl.^[4]
Chicuey or Chicome Axochitzin, a warrior whose daughter became the
Spanish conquistador.^[3]

Cacamatzin was killed by the

Purépecha after being captured in battle.^[2]

Notes

^ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 52–53, 140–141.
^ ^a ^b Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 48–49.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 140–141
^ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 54–55, 140–141.

References

ISBN 0-8061-2921-2
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[1] Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 52–53, 140–141.

[c49-2] Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 48–49.

[c141-3] Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 140–141

[4] Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 54–55, 140–141.

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