Cihuacoatl (position)

The cihuacoatl (Classical Nahuatl: cihuācōātl [siwaːˈkoːaːtɬ], for "female twin") was a supreme leader under the Tlatoani (Aztec emperor), or an esteemed advisor, within the Aztec Empire system of government.

This article is about the political title. For the fertility goddess, see Cihuacoatl.

Officeholders
  • Tlacaelel (1420s–1487); office created for him
  • Tlilpotoncatzin (1487–1503)
  • Tlacaelel II (1503–1520)
  • Matlatzincatzin (1520)
  • Tlacotzin (1520–1525); final officeholder

The position features in four historical novels by Simon Levack.

See also


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