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Cihuacoatl (position)

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

Officeholders

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

In popular culture

The position features in four historical novels by Simon Levack.

See also

Class in Aztec society

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