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Tlaltecatzin

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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.

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

References

  1. "Emperor Montezuma Last Words". YourDictionary.
  2. "Last Ruler of Aztecs". The History Notes.
  3. León-Portilla, M. (1992). The Broken Spears: The Aztec Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0807055014.
  • 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.
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