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Macuilxochitzin

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incursions, and then given her the name "Macuilxochitzin." Her name probably means "Madam Five Flower," based on the Aztec, having been born on a 5 Flower day on the
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There is little information about the life of Macuilxochitzin. The poet was born about 1435 to a prominent family of
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women who, through their prayers, saved the life of Tílatl, the Otomi captain who had been injured by a
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in 1476. Most of the poetry, however, extolled the Aztec forces and the leadership of their sovereign.
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sovereign. This campaign, which was planned by her father, happened during the conquest of
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Mexico, where women were given the same opportunities enjoyed by men.
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Tlacaélael may also have adopted her from a tribe called
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Index

poet
Aztec
Tlacaélael
Axayacatl
gender parallelism
pre-Hispanic
Aztec
Tlacaélael
adviser
Tlatoanis
Cihuacoatl
Chichimeca
nomadic
Aztec calendar
goddess
arts
poetry
embroidery
loom
Miguel León Portilla
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Aztec civilization
Mesoamerica
authorship
Otomi
Mexica
Axayácatl
Matlatzincas
Otomies
Toluca Valley

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