Moquihuix

This article is about the ruler of Tlatelolco. For the leader from Cuauhtinchan history, see Moquihuix (Cuauhtinchan) .

Moquihuix
Moquihuix's death as depicted in the Codex Mendoza.
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco
Reign	1460 – 1473
Predecessor	Quauhtlatoa
Successor	Itzquauhtzin
Died	1473 (1474)
Spouse	Chalchiuhnenetzin
Issue	Axayaca Tzihuacpopoca

Moquihuix (or Moquihuixtli) (died 1473) was the fourth tlatoani (ruler) of Tlatelolco. He died in 1473 in the Battle of Tlatelolco, a military conflict fought between Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan.

Moquihuix was married to Chalchiuhnenetzin, younger sister of the Tenochca ruler Axayacatl, after whom their son Axayaca was named. However, it is said that Moquihuix did not like her, refusing to sleep with her and redistributed the gifts Axayacatl had married to his secondary wives. When Axayacatl learned of this, he grew furious and attacked Moquihuix's territory. ^[1]

A funerary urn that may belong to Moquihuix was found in 1978 at the site of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, near the Coyolxauhqui Stone. ^[2]

Notes

1. Soustelle, Jacques (2002). Daily life of the Aztecs. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications. ISBN   978-0-486-42485-9.
2. Umberger (2007).

References

• Davies, Nigel (1989) [1973]. The Aztecs: A History . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN   0-8061-1691-9. OCLC   6087363.
• García Granados, Rafael (1952). "1815 Moquihuix". Diccionario Biográfico de Historia Antigua de Méjico. Méjico: Instituto de Historia. pp. vol. 1, pp. 589– 595. OCLC   770368.
• Umberger, Emily (2007). "The Metaphorical Underpinnings of Aztec History: The Case of the 1473 Civil War". Ancient Mesoamerica. 18: 1–19. doi:10.1017/S0956536107000016. S2CID   162571940.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Quauhtlatoa	Tlatoani of Tlatelolco 1460–1473	Succeeded by Itzquauhtzin as quauhtlatoani