Atotoztli II facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Atotoztli II Huitzilxochtzin
Fragmento de genealogía de los príncipes mexicanos showing "Lady Atotoztli" (subtitled Çihuapilli Atotoztli in Latin alphabet)
Huey Cihuātlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire Cihuātlahtoāni of Tenochtitlan
Reign	1466 – 1472
Predecessor	Moctezuma I (as Huey Tlatoani of the Aztec Empire and Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan)
Successor	Axayacatl (as Huey Tlatoani of the Aztec Empire and Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan)
Spouse	Tezozomoc
Issue	Axayacatl Tizoc Ahuitzotl
Father	Moctezuma I
Mother	Chichimecacihuatzin I

Atotoztli was a very important woman in the Aztec Empire. She was also known as Huitzilxochtzin. She was the daughter of Moctezuma I, a powerful Aztec emperor. Her mother was Chichimecacihuatzin I. Chichimecacihuatzin's father was the ruler of a place called Cuauhnahuac.

Family Life

Atotoztli married Tezozomoc, who was the son of a previous emperor named Itzcoatl. Together, they had three sons. These sons grew up to become emperors of the Aztec Empire themselves. Their names were Axayacatl, Tizoc, and Ahuitzotl.

Did She Rule?

Some historical records suggest that Atotoztli might have been a ruler herself. She might have served as a regent, which means she ruled for someone else, like a young emperor. Or, she might have been a cihuātlahtoāni, which means a queen who ruled in her own right.

Different Stories

The Anales de Tula and Relación de la Genealogía are two old documents. They say that Atotoztli ruled the Triple Alliance (the Aztec Empire) for as long as 30 years. If this is true, it's possible that other Aztec records didn't mention her because she was a woman.

However, these documents were written later, not at the time she lived. They were made to help Isabel Moctezuma, a descendant, claim her right to inherit land. So, historians still discuss whether Atotoztli truly ruled as an empress. What we do know is that she came from a very important family and was the mother of three emperors.

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In Spanish: Atotoztli II para niños