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Fernando de Alva Ixtlixóchitl. Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl (between 1568 and 1580, died in 1648) was a nobleman of partial Aztec noble descent in the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain, modern Mexico; he is known primarily for his works chronicling indigenous Aztec history.
Xochitecatl is located in a dominant position upon the summit of a 4 km-wide extinct volcano that forms a range of hills that rises approximately 200 meters above the floor of the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley; the so-called Atlachino-Nativitas-Xochitecatl block, which is located in the centre of the valley.
Xochitl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃoːtʃitɬ], pronunciation r. 877–916) was a Toltec empress consort and wife of Tecpancaltzin Iztaccaltzin. Her existence beyond legend is questionable, and accounts of her life are mainly based on the writings of indigenous historian Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl .
The municipality is located roughly 1.9 km (1.2 mi) above sea level and covers an area of 163.72 km 2 (63.21 sq mi). [2] To the north, it borders the municipalities of Tochtepec and Tecamachalco, to the west is Huitziltepec and Molcaxac, to the south are the municipalities of Juan N. Mendez and Tepexi de Rodríguez, and to the east are Yehualtepec and the municipality of Tlacotepec de Benito ...
Xóchitl (Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʃotʃitɬ]) [1] is the Hispanicized version of "xōchitl", the Nahuatl word for flower (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃoːtʃitɬ]) is a given name that is somewhat common in Mexico and among Chicanos for girls.
Nopaltzin was sixty years old when he ascended the throne, and was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He conferred upon Tlotzin (Pochotl), the first born son of his Toltecan queen, the government of Tezcuco; and upon his two younger brothers, the states of Zacatlan, and Tenamitic, respectively, in order that they might betimes acquire the difficult art of ruling over men.
Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History, originally published as Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History is a wallchart which graphically depicts a Biblical genealogy alongside a timeline composed of historic sources from the history of humanity from 4004 BC to modern times.
In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl, or Malīnalxōch, [1] (Classical Nahuatl: Malīnalxōchitl [maliːnaɬˈʃoːtʃitɬ], from Nahuatl malinalli "grass" and xochitl "flower") was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and insects of the desert. [2] [3] She claimed the title Cihuacoatl, meaning "Woman Serpent" or "Snake Woman". [4]