Quecholcohuatl

Quecholcohuatl was a Chalcan musician. He was known for making peace between his native altepetl of Chalco and Tenochtitlan by serenading its tlatoani, Axayacatl, in 1479.

His song became a multigenerational hit and brought fame to his hometown of Amaquemecan. Chimalpahin, a Nahua annalist, commented that, "Because of it Amaquemecan (Ah-mah-kay-MAY-kahn) was [once] famous, an altepetl which now appears small and unimportant". By 1479, the Chalcan people had grown tired of the hegemonic dominion of the Aztecs and wanted to join the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, Tepanecs of Tlacopan, and the Acolhua of Texcoco as an allied power in the Valley of Mexico.