Tlaltecatzin

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.[1][2]

According to another source, Tlaltecatzin was a Tepanec prince who guided the Spaniards, and was killed on the Night of Sorrows.[3]:87

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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