Tecayehuatzin of Huexotzinco

Tecayehuatzin, was lord of Huexotzinco.

Tecayehuatzin
BornSecond Half of 15th Century
DiedEarly 16th Century

Poetry edit

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 edit

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