Tlaltecatzin
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Tlaltecatzin, according to some sources, was a son
of the Aztec
tlatoani
Moctezuma II
. In the Noche Triste he was taken out of Tenochtitlán as a prisoner with other Aztec noble
men, also prisoners, one of them was his brother Chimalpopoca
. The Aztecs killed Montezuma’s sons Chimalpopoca, Tlaltecatzin and his daughter, Techichpotzin
Son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female analogue is a daughter.-Social issues regarding sons:In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters,...
of the Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
tlatoani
Tlatoani
Tlatoani is the Nahuatl term for the ruler of an altepetl, a pre-Hispanic state. The word literally means "speaker", but may be translated into English as "king". A is a female ruler, or queen regnant....
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma , also known by a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520...
. In the Noche Triste he was taken out of Tenochtitlán as a prisoner with other Aztec noble
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
men, also prisoners, one of them was his brother Chimalpopoca
Chimalpopoca (Moctezuma)
Chimalpopoca is identified by some sources as a son of the Tlatoani Moctezuma II, not be confused with an earlier Aztec ruler of the same name. According to some authors he was taken out of Tenochtitlan as a prisoner with other noble men by the...
. The Aztecs killed Montezuma’s sons Chimalpopoca, Tlaltecatzin and his daughter, Techichpotzin