Tenoch
Ruler of the Mexicas from c. 1325 until 1350–75
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::summary Ruler of the Mexicas from c. 1325 until 1350–75 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tenoch |
| image | Tenoch.jpg |
| image_size | 135px |
| alt | Tenoch's image |
| caption | Depiction of Tenoch in the Codex Mendoza. |
| reign | (?) |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | 1350, 1367 or 1375 |
| father | Iztac-Mixcoatl |
| mother | Ilancueye |
| :: |
| name = Tenoch | image = Tenoch.jpg | image_size = 135px | alt = Tenoch's image | caption = Depiction of Tenoch in the Codex Mendoza. | reign = (?) | birth_name = | birth_date = | death_date = 1350, 1367 or 1375 | father = Iztac-Mixcoatl | mother = Ilancueye Tenoch (or Tenuch, ) was a ruler of the Mexicas (Aztecas) during the fourteenth century during the Aztec travels from Aztlán to Tenochtitlan. The Tenochtitlan people were originally referred to as Tenochca, then the Mexica. He was a respected chief who was elected to power by the council of elders and died sometime between 1350 and 1375, depending on the source.
Tenoch was one of nine Mexica leaders who were told how Mexica could gain support from the forces of nature. After traveling southward for a span of 200 years, the Mexica found the sign. In honor of their leader, they named the small, reedy island in Lake Texcoco, Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan soon became the capital of the Aztec Empire. The Nahuatl symbols of his name are found in the Mexican flag: Tetl: "rock", and Nochtli: "prickly pear cactus".
There is disagreement whether Tenoch is a mythological person or a real Mexica leader who was later mythologized. According to one source, Tenoch's father was Iztac Mixcoatl, who had a total of seven sons with two wives, six of them giants:
References
References
- de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Cuauhtlehuanitzin 1579-1660., Domingo Francisco. (2010). "Chimalpahin's Conquest : A Nahua Historian's Rewriting of Francisco lopez de Go´mara's la Conquista de Mexico". Stanford University Press.
- Cecilio A. Robelo. (1905). "Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa". Editorial Porrúa.
- Guilhem Olivier. (2015). "Cacería, Sacrificio y Poder en Mesoamérica: Tras las Huellas de Mixcóatl". Fondo de Cultura Económica.
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