Tangaxuan II
| Tangaxuan II | |
|---|---|
| Cazonci of the Nuevo Galicia | |
| Born | unknown Tzintzuntzan, Tarascan state, Mexico |
| Died | February 14, C.E.1530 Nueva Galicia |
Tzimtzincha-Tangaxuan II (died February 14, C.E.1530) was the last
After hearing about the fall of the Aztec Empire, Tangáxuan II sent emissaries to the Spanish victors. A few Spaniards returned with them to Tzintzuntzan where they were presented to Tangáxuan and gifts were exchanged. The Spaniards returned with samples of gold and Cortés' interest in the Tarascan state was awakened. In C.E.1522 a Spanish force under the leadership of Cristóbal de Olid was sent into Tarascan territory and arrived at Tzintzuntzan within days. The Tarascan army numbered many thousands, perhaps as many as 100,000, but at the crucial moment they chose not to fight.[4] Tangáxuan submitted to the Spanish administration, but for his cooperation was allowed a large degree of autonomy. This resulted in a strange arrangement where both Cortés and Tangáxuan considered themselves rulers of Michoacán for the following years: the population of the area paid tribute to them both.
According to legends, Tangaxuan II was the father of Princess Eréndira, although there are no contemporary accounts of her existence.
Notes
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- ^ Gorenstein (1993, xiv).
- ^ Gorenstein (C.E.1993, xv). According to some other sources Tangaxuan II was dragged behind a horse and then burned.