Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin
| Don Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin | |
|---|---|
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| Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan | |
| Reign | 1541 - 1554 |
| Predecessor | Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin |
| Successor | Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin |
| Governor of San Juan Tenochtitlan | |
| In office 1541 - 1554 | |
| Preceded by | Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin |
| Succeeded by | Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin |
| Died | 1554 |
Biography
According to Chimalpahin, Tehuetzquititzin's father Tezcatl Popocatzin was a son of Tizoc, the seventh ruler of Tenochtitlan.[1]
Tehuetzquititzin became both tlatoani and governor of Tenochtitlan in 1541, after the death of the previous governor, don
On 23 December 1546, a
Tehuetzquititzin died in 1554, having ruled for 14 years. Rather than being immediately replaced by a successor, don
Personal life
He took as his Christian wife his first cousin, doña María, with whom he had two children, don Alonso Tezcatl Popocatzin and don Pablo (or Pedro) Mauhcaxochitzin, both of whom died young.[5]
By other women he had also had children named don Miguel (or Pablo) Ixcuinantzin (who also died young), don Pedro Xiconocatzin, don José Xaxaqualiuhtocatzin, don Baltasar Ilhuicaxochitzin (who also died young), doña Juana, doña María Tlacoyehuatzin, doña María Francisca, another doña María, and doña Cecilia.[1]
See also
- List of Tenochtitlan rulers
Notes
References
- Castañeda de la Paz, María (2009). "Central Mexican Indigenous Coats of Arms and the Conquest of Mesoamerica". Ethnohistory. 56 (1): 125–161. .
- Chimaplahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997). Codex Chimalpahin. Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press.
- Paz y Melia, Antonio (1892). Nobiliario de conquistadores de Indias. Madrid: M. Tello.