Maquiztzin
15th-century Aztec noble
About Maquiztzin
Maquiztzin was the daughter of the Chalca ruler Huehue Quetzalmacatzin and his wife, Tlacocihuatzin Ilama, in 15th-century Mesoamerica.
She married Tenochcan Tlacaelel and moved to Tenochtitlan with him. She had five children. Her eldest son was Cacamatzin. One of other children was the great warrior Tlilpotoncatzin. The last child was Princess Xiuhpopocatzin. It is unknown where she went.
She was a grandmother of Tlacaelel II, and an ancestor of Leonor Moctezuma and MarÃa Moctezuma.
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