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Tecayehuatzin of Huexotzinco

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Tecayehuatzin
BornSecond Half of 15th Century
DiedEarly 16th Century

Tecayehuatzin, was lord of Huexotzinco.

Poetry

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Though remembered as a politician, Tecayehuatzin has been a poet with several poems surviving.[1]

Poems attributed to Tecayehuatzin include:

  • Tla Oc Toncuicacan (Now Let Us Sing)
  • Tlatolpehualiztli (The Beginning of the Dialogue)
  • Itlatol Temictli (The Dream of a Word)

References

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  1. ^ Leon-Portilla, Miguel (2000). Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World. Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press.