Mixtec monarchs, also known as Mixtec kings and queens, were the centers of power for the Mixtec culture. Each Mixtec city-state (ñuu) was controlled by a dynasty of kings, and the rule of a city was usually inherited by the oldest son.


In pre-Columbian times, the Mixtec were one of the major civilizations of Mesoamerica. The Mixtec territories are usually subdivided into three geographic areas: The Mixteca Alta or Highland Mixtec, living in the mountains in, around, and to the west of the Valley of Oaxaca; the Mixteca Baja or Lowland Mixtec living to the north and west of these highlands, and the Mixteca de la Costa or Coastal Mixtec living in the southern plains and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The valley of Oaxaca itself was often a disputed border region, sometimes dominated by the Mixtec and sometimes by their neighbors to the east, the Zapotec.
The Mixtecs never formed a political unit that integrated all the villages occupied by members of that people, although the largest political unit known to that pre-Columbian nation was formed under the government of Eight Deer in Tilantongo. Nevertheless, for most of Mixtec history, the Mixteca Alta was the dominant political force, with the capitals of the Mixtec nation located in the central highlands, in important ancient centers such as Tilantongo, Achiutla, Cuilapan, Huajuapan, Mitla, Tlaxiaco, Tututepec, Juxtlahuaca, and Yucuñudahui.
The Mixtecs also made major constructions at the ancient city of Monte Albán (which had originated as a Zapotec city before the Mixtecs gained control of it).

The Postclassic is by far the best known period of pre-Hispanic Mixtec history, thanks to the preservation of oral history in colonial documents, but also to the codex that survived the destruction and the time after the arrival of the Spaniards in La Mixteca. It is also the period for which more rulers are known, and this information comes, not only from oral tradition, but also from those same codices.
In Mesoamerica, the Postclassic is marked by the flourishing of militaristic states. In fact, Mixtec populations were organized in small states hostile to each other, each headed by a city of first importance that ruled over other settlements subject to its authority. The construction of a hierarchical structure in the relations between the head towns of the Mixtec lordships (called ñuu) and their satellites (called siqui) is constant in Mixtec history, although in this period it is accentuated due to the increase in population and the political strategies of the ruling elites. This does not mean that societies of previous stages didn't wage war, as some city-states's walls date back to the first millennium BC, but in the Postclassic military activity mey have taken greater importance, as evidenced by the proliferation of paraphernalia associated with war and the cult of warrior deities throughout the region.
| Ruler | Born | Reign | City/Realm | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Tilantongo dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Eight Deer 'Jaguar Claw' Nacuaa 'Teyusi Ñaña' | 5 October 1063 Tilantongo Son of ♂ Five Alligator 'Sun Rain' (priest) and ♀ Eleven Water 'Jewel Bird' |
1084 – 10 November 1115 | Tututepec | ♀ Thirteen Serpent 'Flowered Serpent' (of Huachino) 1103 five children ♀ Six Eagle 'Jaguar Spiderweb' Ñusa 'Nduvua Cuiñe' (of Chalcatongo) 1105 one child ♀ Ten Vulture 'Shining Quechquemitl' (of Teita) 1105 two children ♀ Eleven Serpent 'Jaguar Flower Turquoise Teeth' (of Totomihuacan) 1105 two children ♀ Six Wind 'Great Feathers of Noble Blood' (of Cuyotepeji) no children |
10 November 1115 Tilantongo aged 52 | Usurper and founder of a new royal line at Tilantongo. After his death Tututepec went to his murderer (and later son-in-law) Four Wind Fire Serpent. | |
| Pedernales-Achiutla dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Four Wind 'Fire Serpent' Quichi 'Yahui' | 1092 Huachino Son of ♂ Eleven Wind, King of Huachino and ♀ Six Monkey, Queen of Jaltepec |
10 November 1115 – 1164 | Tututepec | ♀ Ten Flower 'Rain Spiderweb' Sihuaco 'Nduvua Dzavui' (of Tilantongo) 1124 one child ♀ Five Lizard 'Zacate-Pulque Vase' (of Deep Valley ) 1124 or 1125 three children ♀ Five Wind 'Jade and Fur Ornament' (of Tilantongo) 1125 no children |
1164 Pedernales aged 71–72 | ||
| ♂ Eleven Jaguar 'Rain Fire Wall' | ? Son of ♂ Four Wind |
1120 – 1188 | Zacatepec | Unknown at least one child |
1188 Zacatepec | In 1120, he was given the settlement of Zacatepec by his father. | |
| ♂ Seven Lizard 'Sun Rain' Saque 'Dzavui Ndicandii' | ? Son of ♂ Eleven Jaguar |
c.1188 | Zacatepec | Unknown | ? | ||
| Ruler | Born | Reign | City/Realm | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Tilantongo dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Ten House 'Jaguar' Sicuau 'Cuiñe' | ? | ? | Tilantongo | ♀ One Grass 'Puma' Cacuañe 'Ñaña' (of Apoala) (born c.880) one child |
? | First known ruler of the settlement. | |
| ♂ Three Eagle 'Eagle of the Serpent Place' | ? Son of ♂ Ten House and ♀ One Grass |
? – after 942 | Tilantongo | ♀ Four Rabbit 'Quexquemitl' Quisayu 'Dzico' (of Mitlatongo) two children |
after 942 | ||
| ♂ Nine Wind 'Stone Skull' | 942 Tilantongo Son of ♂ Three Eagle and Four Rabbit |
? – 1020 | Tilantongo | ♀ Five Reed 'Rain Hill' (of Monte Albán-Achiutla) c.990 three children |
1020 aged 77–78 |
| |
| ♂ Ten Flower 'Burnt-Eyed Jaguar' | 992 Tilantongo Son of ♂ Nine Wind and ♀ Five Reed |
1020 – 1043 | Tilantongo | ♀ Two Serpent 'Plumed Serpent' Cayo 'Coo Yodzo' (of Suchixtlán) (born 1005) 1013 six children |
1043 aged 50–51 |
Many of his relatives are known to have sit exclusively in some thrones:
| |
| ♂ Twelve Lizard 'Arrow Feet' | c.1013 Son of ♂ Ten Flower and ♀ Two Serpent |
1043 – c.1080? | Tilantongo | ♀ Four Flint 'Face Quetzal Feathers' (of Topiltepec) ♀ Four Alligator 'Jewel Face' (of Topiltepec) four children in total |
c.1080? Tilantongo aged around 66-67 | Married his nieces, daughters of his sister, ♀ Twelve Jaguar 'Jewel Spiderweb'. | |
| ♂ Five Movement 'Smoked Sky' | c.1030? Son of ♂ Twelve Lizard |
1080 – ? | Tilantongo | ♀ Four Death 'Jewel of the People' (of Jaltepec) no children ♀ Two Grass 1073 one child |
? | The succession of the son and grandson of Twelve Lizard is debated, as Lord 12 Lizard is the last of his dynasty explicitly depicted as king of Tilantongo before Eight Deer's conquest (1097). Even his grandson, who died young in a mysterious suicide ritual, is sometimes called by experts as an heir, instead of an official ruler. There isn't also any indication of the time of death of Lord 12 Lizard, which confuses matters. What is known is that, as Two Grass (Two Rain's mother) came from Visible Stones (a place under domination of Suchixtlán), Suchixtlán became influent in Tilantongo during this period of uncertainty. It's also possible that Twelve Lizard's sister, Lady 4 Rabbit ''Precious Quetzal'', was his next heiress, as, before usurping the throne, Lord 8 Deer had bowed to her and her husband in their town at Sosola (Acuchi). | |
| ♂ Two Rain 'Twenty Jaguars' Cachi 'Ocoñaña' | 1075 Tilantongo Son of ♂ Five Movement and ♀ Two Grass |
? – 18 June 1097 | Unmarried | 18 June 1097 Tilantongo aged 21–22 | |||
| 2nd Tilantongo dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Eight Deer 'Jaguar Claw' Nacuaa 'Teyusi Ñaña' | 5 October 1063 Tilantongo Son of ♂ Five Alligator 'Sun Rain' (priest) and ♀ Eleven Water 'Jewel Bird' |
18 June 1097 – 10 November 1115 | Tilantongo | ♀ Thirteen Serpent 'Flowered Serpent' Siyo 'Ita Coo' (of Huachino) 1103 five children ♀ Six Eagle 'Jaguar Spiderweb' Ñusa 'Nduvua Cuiñe' (of Chalcatongo) 1105 one child ♀ Ten Vulture 'Shining Quechquemitl' (of Teita) 1105 two children ♀ Eleven Serpent 'Jaguar Flower Turquoise Teeth' (of Totomihuacan) 1105 two children ♀ Six Wind 'Great Feathers of Noble Blood' (of Cuyotepeji) no children |
10 November 1115 Tilantongo aged 52 | Usurper and founder of a new royal line at Tilantongo. After his death the influence in Mixtec realms passed to Pedernales, but the succession continued in Tilantongo. Lord 8 Deer was related to other settlements:
| |
| ♂ Six House 'Jaguar Falling from Heaven' | 1109 Tilantongo Son of ♂ Eight Deer and ♀ Six Eagle |
10 November 1115 – c.1150 | Tilantongo | ♀ Nine Movement 'Heart' (of Juquila) 1126 one child |
c.1150 aged c.40-41 |
Children of Eight Deer, divided the realm in 1137. | |
| ♂ Four Dog 'Coyote Catcher' | 1110 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Eight Deer and ♀ Thirteen Serpent |
1137 – c.1150 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Four Death 'Jewel' Quimahu 'Yusi' (of Cuquila) (born 1115) 1125 two children |
c.1150 aged c.39-40 | ||
| ♂ Five Water 'Stone Jaguar Heaven' | ? Son of ♂ Six House and ♀ Nine Movement |
c.1150 – 1175 | Tilantongo | ♀ Ten Reed 'Quetzal Jewel' (of Tilantongo) eight children |
c.1175? | Married his cousin, daughter of his father's half-brother. | |
| ♂ Thirteen Dog 'Venus Eagle' | 1132 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Four Dog and ♀ Four Death |
c.1150 – 1170 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Eight Vulture 'Stone Quechquemitl' ♀ Four Rabbit 'Feathers on the Sand' two children in total |
c.1170? aged 37-38? | ||
| ♂ Seven Water 'Red Eagle' | 1149 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Thirteen Dog |
c.1170 – 1190 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Eleven Water 'Precious Serpent' Siituta 'Ñaña Coo' two children |
c.1190 aged 40-41? | ||
| ♂ Eight Reed 'Pheasant' | 1162 Son of ♂ Five Water and ♀ Ten Reed |
c.1175 – 1185 | Tilantongo | two children | c.1185? aged 22-23? |
Sibling-spouses, ruled jointly. | |
| ♀ Five Rabbit 'Jewel' Qhusayu 'Yusi' | c.1165 Daughter of ♂ Five Water and ♀ Ten Reed |
c.1185? aged 19-20? | |||||
| ♂ Two Movement 'Serpent with Markings' | ? Son of ♂ Eight Reed and ♀ Five Rabbit |
c.1185 – 1206 | Tilantongo | ♀ Four Eagle 'Blood Quechquemitl' (of Teita) ♀ Twelve Flint 'Hummingbird Jewel' (of Yucuita) ♀ Ten Eagle 'Serpent Spiderweb' (of Yucuita) three children in total |
1206 Tilantongo | Apparently survived his own sons and heirs, Eight Grass Coyote Sacrificer and One Lizard Bloody Jaguar, and was succeeded by his grandchildren. | |
| ♂ Thirteen Eagle 'Sacred Rain' | ? Son of ♂ Seven Water and ♀ Eleven Water |
c.1190 – 1220 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Thirteen Death 'Jade Quechquemitl' two children ♀ Ten Deer 'Jaguar Quechquemitl' three children ♀ Eight Reed 'Precious Girl' one child ♀ Lady of the Staff of Respect no children ♀ Eleven Movement 'Jewel with Quetzal Feathers' two children ♀ Nine Monkey Qhuñuu one child |
c.1220 | ||
| ♂ Twelve Reed 'Coyote Sun' Cahuiyo 'Ñaña Ndicandii' | ? Son of ♂ One Lizard 'Bloody Jaguar' (of Tilantongo) and ♀ Six Reed 'Jewel' (of Sunken Disk Plain) |
1206 – c.1230 | Tilantongo | before or c.1206 three children |
c.1230? | Sibling-spouses and grandchildren of their predecessor. Ruled jointly. | |
| ♀ Three Jaguar 'Precious Butterfly Sun' Cohuidzu 'Ñaña Tecuvua Ndicandii' | ? Daughter of ♂ One Lizard 'Bloody Jaguar' (of Tilantongo) and ♀ Six Reed 'Jewel' (of Sunken Disk Plain) |
c.1230? | |||||
| ♂ Eight Rabbit 'Fire of Tlaxiaco' Nasayu 'Ñuhu Ndisi Nuu' | 1189 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Thirteen Eagle and ♀ Eight Reed |
c.1220 – 1255 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Six Grass 'Transparent Butterfly' Ñucuañe 'Tecuvua Dzisi Andevui' (of Tilantongo) five children |
c.1255? aged 65-66? | ||
| ♂ Five Rain 'Sun Movement' | ? Son of ♂ Twelve Reed and ♀ Three Jaguar |
c.1230 – 1260 | Tilantongo | ♀ Thirteen Lizard 'Truly Precious Butterfly' Siiquevui 'Ñaña Tecuvua' (of Puma ) one child |
c.1260? | ♂ Five Rain was related to other settlements' rulers:
| |
| ♂ Twelve House 'Fire Serpent Flying in the Sky' | ? Son of ♂ Eight Rabbit and ♀ Six Grass |
c.1255 – 1290 | Teozacoalco | five children | c.1290? | Sibling-spouses, ruled jointly.
| |
| ♀ Eleven Alligator 'Quetzal Jewel' | ? Daughter of ♂ Eight Rabbit and ♀ Six Grass |
c.1290? | |||||
| ♂ Thirteen Wind 'Fire Serpent' Sichi 'Yahui' | ? Son of ♂ Five Rain and ♀ Thirteen Lizard |
c.1260 – 1290 | Tilantongo | ♀ One Water 'Venus Quechquemitl' (of Teozacoalco) 1277 one child |
c.1290 | ||
| ♂ Nine Serpent 'Jaguar that Lightens the War' Qhuyo 'Cuiñe Tnoo Yecu' | c.1280 Son of ♂ Thirteen Wind and ♀ One Water |
c.1290 – 1320 | Tilantongo | ♀ Eight Flint (of Yucuita) ♀ Seven Flower (of Yucuita) four children in total |
c.1320? aged 59-60? | ||
| ♂ Nine Movement 'Precious Water' Qhuqhi 'Ñaña Tuta' |
? Son of Twelve House and ♀ Eleven Alligator |
c.1290 – 1321 | Teozacoalco | no children | 1321 Teozacoalco |
Sibling-spouses, ruled jointly. Left no children. | |
| ♀ Two Jaguar 'Jade Spiderweb' | ? Daughter of ♂ Twelve House and ♀ Eleven Alligator | ||||||
| Zaachila-Teozacoalco dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Two Dog 'Rope and Knives' | c.1290? Son of ♂ Five Flower, King of Zaachila and ♀ Four Rabbit (of Teozacoalco) |
1321 – 1360 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Six Reed 'Plumed Serpent' Ñuhuiyo 'Coo Yodzo' (of Tilantongo) three children |
1360? aged 69-70? | Maternal nephew of his predecessors. | |
| ♂ Four Water 'Bloody Eagle' | 1301 Son of ♂ Nine Serpent |
c.1320 – 1341 | Tilantongo | ♀ Six Water 'Quetzal Jewel of Flower War' no children |
1341 Tilantongo aged 39-40 |
Left no children, and his dynasty came to an end. He was succeeded by his widow. | |
| Zaachila-Teozacoalco dynasty | |||||||
| ♀ Six Water 'Quetzal Jewel of Flower War' | ? Daughter of ♂ Two Dog, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Six Reed |
1341 – c.1355 | Tilantongo | ♂ Four Water, King of Tilantongo no children ♂ Four Death 'War Venus' (of Tlaxiaco) 1343 four children |
c.1355 | Widow and niece of the previous. As the eldest child of the only sister of king Four Water that had children, she became the inheritor of his uncle-husband's kingdom. She inherited it not as widow of her husband, but as a rightful heir of her uncle. | |
| ♀ Three Rabbit 'Divine Flame' Casayu 'Ñuhu Sahmi' |
1345 Tilantongo Daughter of ♂ Four Death and ♀ Six Water |
c.1355 – 1380 | Tilantongo | 1353 six children |
c.1380? | Like her mother, she married her own uncle (her mother's brother), keeping the realm in the family, and made possible the reunion of Tilantongo and Teozacoalco. | |
| ♂ Nine House 'Mexican Jaguar' Qhucuau 'Cuiñe Sahmi Nuu' |
1323 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Two Dog and ♀ Six Reed |
c.1360 – 1380 | Teozacoalco (in Tilantongo in joint rule since 1355) |
c.1380 | |||
| ♂ Two Water 'Fire Serpent' Catuta 'Yahui' | 1357 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Nine House and ♀ Three Rabbit |
c.1380 – 1415 | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ♀ 2 Vulture 'Flower Jewel' (of Teita) one child ♀ Three Alligator 'Jade Fan' (of Zaachila) six children ♀ Twelve Flint (of Teita) one child ♀ Four Reed 'Twenty Jaguars' no children |
c.1415? aged 57-58? | After his death his inheritance is divided: His eldest daughter received Tilantongo; his first son got Teozacoalco, and his second son eventually inherited his mother's realm of Zaachila. | |
| ♀ Twelve Flower 'Broken Mountain Butterfly' Cahuaco 'Tu'un Savi Tecuvua' | c.1380? Daughter of ♂ Two Water and ♀ Two Vulture |
c.1415 – c.1430 | Tilantongo | ♂ Thirteen Eagle, King of Suchixtlán c.1390 four children |
c.1430? aged 49-50? |
Children of Two Water, divided the realm. Twelve Flower's children inherited Teozacoalco from her brother, as Five Rain's children went on to inherit their mother's at Tlaxiaco. | |
| ♂ Five Rain 'Water Falling from the Sky' | 1402 Son of ♂ Two Water and ♀ Three Alligator |
c.1415 – 1450 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Five Flower 'Quetzal Sun' (of Tlaxiaco) 1416 four children |
c.1450? aged 47-48? | ||
| ♂ Six Deer 'Sacred Rain' | 1393 Son of ♂ Thirteen Eagle, King of Suchixtlán and ♀ Twelve Flower |
c.1430 – 1470 | Tilantongo (with Teozacoalco since c.1450) | ♀ Thirteen Wind 'Seed of the Broken Mountain' (of Jaltepec) c.1410? two children |
after 1416 aged more than 22-23 | Rejoined Tilantongo and Teozacoalco. | |
| ♂ Four Flower 'Pheasant' | 1410 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Six Deer and ♀ Thirteen Wind |
c.1470 – 1480 | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ♀ Seven Vulture 'Quetzal Fan' (of Etlatongo) seven children |
c.1480 aged 69-70? | Probably during his reign, the capital of the dual kingdom of Teozacoalco-Tilantongo may have returned to Tilantongo, but this isn't certain. | |
| ♂ Ten Rain 'Sun Rain' Sico 'Dzavui Ndicandii' | 1438 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Four Flower and ♀ Seven Vulture |
c.1480 – 1500 | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ♀ Five Wind 'Cocoa Flower' (of Suchixtlán) four children |
c.1500 aged 61-62? | ||
| ♂ Four Deer 'Sharp-Eyed Eagle' Quicuaa 'Yaha Ndisi Nuu' | 1476 Teozacoalco Son of ♂ Ten Rain and ♀ Five Wind |
1500 – 1521 | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ♀ Eleven Serpent ♀ Twelve Vulture 'Sun Fan' (of Jaltepec) (born 1484) one child in total |
1521 Teozacoalco aged 44–45 | ||
| ♂ Four Deer 'Face of the Sun God' Juan de Mendoza | c.1490? Tilantongo Son of ♂ Four Deer |
1521 – c.1540 | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ♀ María de Estrada 'White Quechquemitl' at least two children |
c.1540? Tilantongo aged 49-50? | ||
| ♂ Francisco de Mendoza I 'Jaguar that Lightens the War' | c.1510? Tilantongo First son of ♂ Four Deer Juan de Mendoza and María de Estrada |
c.1540 – 1560 | Tilantongo | Unknown one child |
c.1560? Tilantongo aged 49-50? |
Children of Juan de Mendoza, divided their inheritance, which was reunited by Felipe de Santiago after his niece's death. Felipe also claimed other polities, and was brieflly successful in obtaining Teposcolula (1563–1569), but he was shortly deposed by its heiress (and his sister-in-law), Catalina de Peralta. | |
| ♂ Felipe de Santiago 'Coyote with Staff' | c.1510? Tilantongo Second son of ♂ Four Deer Juan de Mendoza and María de Estrada |
c.1540 – 1576 | Teozacoalco | ♀ Inés de Zárate (of Teposcolula) at least two children |
c.1580? Tilantongo aged 69-70? | ||
| 1576 – c.1580 | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ||||||
| ♀ Francisca de Mendoza | c.1530? Tilantongo Daughter of ♂ Francisco de Mendoza I |
c.1560 – 1576 | Tilantongo | Unknown no children |
1576 Tilantongo aged 45-46? | Her death with no children led to the reunification of Tilantongo and Teozacoalco. | |
| ♂ Francisco de Mendoza II | c.1550? Tilantongo Son of ♂ Felipe de Santiago and Inés de Zárate |
c.1580 – 1600? | Tilantongo and Teozacoalco | ♀ Inés de Guzmán (of Yanhuitlán) unknown children |
1600? Tilantongo aged 49-50? | ||
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♂ One House 'Jaguar Assassin from the Sky' | ? Son of ♂ Eight Rabbit, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Six Grass |
c.1255 – 1290 | ♀ Seven Water 'Lizard Jewel', Queen of Chindua at least one child ♀ Six Wind 'Transparent Spiderweb' Ñuchi 'Nduvua Ndisi Andevui' (of Sosola) no children |
c.1290? | |||
| ♂ Seven Movement 'War Coyote' Saqhi 'Yecu Ñaña' | ? Son of ♂ One House and ♀ Seven Water |
c.1290 – 1330 | ♀ Five Dog 'Transparent Spiderweb' Qhuhua 'Nduvua Ndisi Andevui' (of Suchixtlán) at least one child |
c.1330? | |||
| ♂ Six Eagle 'Fire Serpent Who Took the Stone' | ? Son of ♂ Seven Movement and ♀ Five Dog |
c.1330 – 1360? | ♀ Eleven Rabbit 'Feather that Went Sideways' (of Suchixtlán) at least one child |
c.1360? | |||
| ♂ Ten Vulture 'Eagle that Lightens the War' Sicuii 'Yaha Tnoo Yecu' | ? Son of ♂ Six Eagle and ♀ Eleven Rabbit |
c.1360 – 1390? | ♀ Six Lizard 'Turquoise Feather' (of Etlatongo) at least one child |
c.1390? | |||
| ♂ Ten Alligator 'Sun Rain' Siquevui 'Dzavui Ndicandii' | ? Son of ♂ Ten Vulture and ♀ Six Lizard |
c.1390 – 1420? | ♀ Seven Vulture 'God that Came Out Alive' (of Tilantongo (?)) at least one child |
c.1420? | |||
| ♂ Six Death 'Sun Rain' Ñumahu 'Dzavui Ndicandii' | ? Son of ♂ Ten Alligator and ♀ Seven Vulture |
c.1420 – 1461 | ♀ Two Flower, Queen of Suchixtlán c.1450? at least two children |
1461 | Ruled also in Suchixtlán, jointly with his wife. | ||
| ♂ Three Dog 'Fire Serpent that came out from Heaven' | ? Son of ♂ Six Death and ♀ Two Flower, Queen of Suchixtlán |
1461 – c.1480 | ♀ Seven Grass 'Pearled Spiderweb' (of Tiltepec) no children |
c.1480? | |||
| ♂ Eleven Grass 'Jaguar where God came Out' Felipe de Guzmán | ? Son of ♂ Three Dog and ♀ Seven Grass |
c.1480 – 1500 | ♀ Seven Grass 'Sun Quechquemitl' no children |
c.1500? | |||
| Jaltepec dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Three Monkey 'Side Rain' Carlos de Guzmán | ? Son of ? |
c.1500 – 1530 | ♀ Four Water 'Flowering Fan' Quituta 'Ita Huichi' (of Zahuatlán) no children |
c.1530? | |||
| ♂ Four Rain 'Sky Assassin' Andrés de Guzmán | ? Son of ♂ Three Monkey Carlos de Guzmán and ♀ Four Water |
c.1530 – 1570 | ♀ Twelve Alligator 'Flower of the Turkey Hill' (of Suchixtlán) at least one child |
c.1570? | |||
| ♂ Eight Water 'Sun Fire Serpent' Natuta 'Yahui Ndicandii' Domingo de Guzmán | ? Son of ♂ Four Rain Andrés de Guzmán and ♀ Seven Grass |
c.1570 – 1600 | ♀ María Catalina at least one child |
c.1600? | |||
| ♀ One Jaguar Cahuidzo María de Rojas | ? Son of ♂ Eight Water Domingo de Guzmán and ♀ María Catalina |
c.1600 – 1620 | ♂ Two House, Cacuau Gaspar at least one child |
c.1620? | |||
| ♀ Four Jaguar Quihuidzo Marta de Guzmán | ? Daughter of ♂ Two House Gaspar and ♀ One Jaguar María de Rojas |
c.1620 – 1640 | ♂ Six Lizard, Ñuque Felipe Mejía c.1610 no children |
c.1640? | |||
| ♂ José Mejía | ? Son of ♂ Six Lizard Felipe Mejía and ♀ Four Jaguar Marta de Guzmán |
c.1640 – 1650 | ♀ Inés de Alvarado (of Soyaltepec) c.1632 two children |
c.1650? | |||
| ♀ Petronila de Alvarado | ? Daughter of ♂ José Mejía and ♀ Inés de Alvarado |
c.1640 – 1655 | ♂ Felipe de Rojas no children |
c.1655? | It is not certain if she succeeded or not to her father, despite never being associated to the polity, it is possible, by her position between her father and brother in the genealogy of the Codex Muro, that she succeeded first. | ||
| ♂ Juan de Alvarado | ? Son of ♂ José Mejía and ♀ Inés de Alvarado |
c.1655 – 1670 | ♀ Úrsula de Guzmán c.1642 at least one child |
c.1670? | |||
| ♂ Domingo de Alvarado y Guzmán | ? Son of ♂ Juan de Alvarado and ♀ Úrsula de Guzmán |
c.1670 – 1690 | ♀ Marta de Zúñiga ♀ Felipa de Velasco unknown children |
c.1690? | |||
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apoala-Jaltepec dynasty | ||||||
| ♂ Ten Reed 'Eagle' Sihuiyo 'Yaha' | c.880? Son of ♂ Two Grass 'Death Serpent' (of Apoala) and ♀ Eight Rabbit 'Sun Headdress', Queen of Whirlpool of Blood-Temple of the Spiderweb and Smoke |
? – after 920 | ♀ Two Lizard 'Venus Red and White Band' at least one child |
after 920 | ||
| ♂ Three Rain 'Ballcourt with Lines' | ? Son of ♂ Ten Reed and ♀ Two Lizard |
? | ♀ Seven Death 'Rain Flaming Knot' no children |
? | ||
| Suchixtlán dynasty | ||||||
| ♀ Nine Wind 'Stone Quexquemitl' | c.1010 Daughter of ♂ Eight Wind, King of Suchixtlán and Lady Ten Deer 'Jaguar Quexquemitl' |
1027 – 1090 | ♂ Ten Eagle 'Stone Jaguar' (of Tilantongo) 1041 five children |
1090 Jaltepec aged 79–80? | She had other siblings who ruled in distinct places. See Suchixtlán. | |
| ♀ Six Monkey 'War Quechquemitl' Ñuñuu 'Dzico Yecu' | c.1050? Daughter of ♂ Ten Eagle and ♀ Nine Wind |
1090 – 1101 | ♂ Eleven Wind, King of Huachino 1090 two children |
1101 Huachino aged 50-51? | Assassinated with her husband in Huachino during the Tilantongo coup d'état of ♂ Eight Deer 'Jaguar Claw'. | |
| ♂ One Alligator 'Ballcourt Eagle' Caquevui 'Yaha Yahua' | 1094 Huachino Second son of ♂ Eleven Wind, King of Huachino and ♀ Six Monkey |
1101 – c.1150 | ♀ Six Wind 'Feather Blood Quetzal' (of Tilantongo) 1122 one child ♀ Six Flint 'Precious Fire Serpent' Ñucusi 'Ñaña Yahui' (of Tilantongo) 1122 no children |
c.1150 Jaltepec aged 55-56? | Younger son of Six Monkey, inherited her settlement at Jaltepec and married two daughters of her assassin. | |
| ♂ Five Lizard 'Blood Jewel' | c.1122 Son of ♂ One Alligator and ♀ Six Wind |
c.1150 – 1200 | ♀ Four Rain 'Heartcross' (of Temazcal Cave of Atl Tlachinolli ) ♀ Eight Rabbit (of Temazcal Cave of Atl Tlachinolli ) (Both women were sisters) three known children in total |
c.1200? aged 79-80? | ||
| ♂ One Rain 'Celestial Eagle' Caco 'Yaha Andevui' | ? Son of ♂ Five Lizard |
c.1200 – 1240 | ♀ Two Alligator 'Smoke Spiderweb' four children |
c.1240? | ||
| ♂ Five Flower 'Celestial Eagle' Qhuhuaco 'Yaha Andevui' | ? Son of ♂ One Rain and ♀ Two Alligator |
c.1240 – 1280 | ♀ Ten Water 'Xolotl Red Jewel' two children |
c.1280? | ||
| ♂ Six Reed 'Jaguar Sun' Ñucusi 'Cuiñe Ndicandii' | ? Son of ♂ Five Flower and ♀ Ten Water |
c.1280 – 1320 | ♀ Five Movement 'Copal Ornament' two children |
c.1320? | ||
| ♂ Thirteen Wind 'Ballcourt War' Sichi 'Yecu Yahua' | ? Son of ♂ Six Reed and ♀ Five Movement |
c.1320 – 1350 | ♀ Twelve Rain 'Butterfly Quetzal Blood' (of Zahuatlán) four children |
c.1350? | ||
| ♂ Nine Lizard 'Fire Face' | ? Son of ♂ Thirteen Wind and ♀ Twelve Rain |
c.1350 – 1385 | ♀ Twelve Deer 'War Quexquemitl' (of Cuauhtinchán) three children |
c.1385? | During his reign Zaachila attacked Jaltepec, took the eldest sons of Nine Lizard, and executed them. His minor son was the only one that survived. This son, Two Jaguar, would eventually succeed his father. | |
| ♂ Two Jaguar 'Jaguar Tlaltecuhtli Smoke' | c.1360? Son of ♂ Nine Lizard and Twelve Deer |
c.1385 – 1400 | ♀ One Serpent 'Sun Fan' (of Teozacoalco) 1372 one child |
c.1400? aged 39-40? | ||
| ♂ Five Water 'Sharp-Eyed Jaguar' Qhututa 'Cuiñe Ndisi Nuu' | c.1375 Son of ♂ Two Jaguar and ♀ One Serpent |
c.1400 – 1411 | ♀ Seven Rain 'Sharp-Eyed Fan' (of Tlaxiaco) two children |
1411 aged 33-34? | ||
| ♂ Ten Monkey 'Celestial Rain' Siñuu 'Dzavui Andevui' | 1391 Jaltepec Son of ♂ Five Water and ♀ Seven Rain |
1411 – c.1430 | ♀ Two Water 'Xolotl-Jewel' (of Yanhuitlán) 1414 three children |
c.1430? aged 38-39? | ||
| ♂ Three Death 'Grey Eagle' | c.1405? Son of ♂ Ten Monkey and ♀ Two Water |
c.1430 – 1444 | ♀ Three Serpent 'Cocoa Garland' (of Twisted Water Hill ) c.1425 three children |
1444 Jaltepec aged 38-39? | ||
| ♂ One Monkey 'Sun Rain' Cañuu 'Dzavui Ndicandii' | 1416 Jaltepec Son of ♂ Three Death and ♀ Three Serpent |
1444 – 1480 | ♀ Seven Water 'Plumed Sun' (of Tilantongo-Teozacoalco) (d.1477) 1447 at least one child ♀ Ten Movement 'Plumed Sun', Queen of Quetzaltepec no children |
1480 Jaltepec aged 63–64 | ||
| ♂ Four Serpent 'Bloody Eagle' | 1451 Jaltepec Son of ♂ One Monkey and ♀ Seven Water |
1480 – 1520 | ♀ Five Monkey 'Seed of the Broken Mountain' (of Tilantongo-Teozacoalco) (1466–1518) two children |
1520 Jaltepec aged 68–69 | ||
| Zaachila-Teozacoalco dynasty | ||||||
| ♂ Thirteen Grass 'Fire Serpent' Sicuañe 'Yahui' | 1516 Jaltepec Son of ♂ Four Deer, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Twelve Vulture (of Jaltepec) |
1520 – 1541 | ♀ Two Jaguar 'Jewel Red Objects Package' (of Tlaxiaco) 1523 five children ♀ Five Jaguar 'Cocoa Garland' |
1541 Jaltepec aged 24–25 | Maternal grandson of his predecessor. | |
| ♂ Ten Grass 'Jaguar Smoke Tlaltecuhtli' Carlos de Villafañe | 1527 Jaltepec Son of ♂ Thirteen Grass and ♀ Two Jaguar |
1541 – c.1560 | ♀ Ten Serpent 'Flowered Tree Golden Band' 1546 unknown children |
c.1560 Jaltepec aged 32-33 | ||
| ♂ Ángel de Villafañe | c.1540? Jaltepec Son of ♂ Ten Grass Carlos de Villafañe and ♀ Ten Serpent |
c.1560 | ? | ? Jaltepec | ||
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedernales-Achiutla dynasty | ||||||
| ♂ Four Wind 'Fire Serpent' Quichi 'Yahui' | 1092 Huachino Son of ♂ Eleven Wind, King of Huachino and ♀ Six Monkey, Queen of Jaltepec |
10 November 1115 – 1164 | ♀ Ten Flower 'Rain Spiderweb' Sihuaco 'Nduvua Dzavui' (of Tilantongo) 1124 one child ♀ Five Lizard 'Zacate-Pulque Vase' (of Deep Valley ) 1124 or 1125 three children ♀ Five Wind 'Jade and Fur Ornament' (of Tilantongo) 1125 no children |
1164 Pedernales aged 71–72 | First known ruler of the settlement, which seems to have been separated either from Tilantongo or Jaltepec. | |
| ♀ Thirteen Flower 'Precious Bird' | c.1124/25 Daughter of ♂ Four Wind and Ten Flower |
1164 – c.1170 | ♂ Four Alligator 'Sacred Serpent' (of Tilantongo) c.1138 ten children |
c.1170? Pedernales aged 55-56? | ||
| ♂ Seven Eagle 'Flames' Sasa 'Sahmi' | 1138 Pedernales First son of ♂ Four Alligator and ♀ Thirteen Flower |
c.1170 – 1180 | ♀ Three Serpent 'Sacred Jewel' (of Achiutla) no children |
c.1180? Pedernales aged 41-42? | Left no children and was succeeded by his brother. | |
| ♂ Four Jaguar 'War Jaguar' Quihuidzu 'Cuiñe Yecu' | 1144 Pedernales Second son of ♂ Four Alligator and ♀ Thirteen Flower |
c.1180 – 1190 | ♀ Eight Jaguar 'Serpent Jewel' Nahuidzo 'Coo Yusi' (of Achiutla) at least one child |
c.1190? Pedernales aged 50-51? | ||
| ♂ One Eagle 'Rain' Casa 'Dzavui' | c.1173 Son of ♂ Four Water 'Jaguar Rain' (of Pedernales) and ♀ One Grass 'Eagle Wing' (of Achiutla) |
c.1190 – 1223 | Unmarried | 1223 Pedernales aged c.49-50 | Nephew of his predecessors. | |
| ♂ Seven Reed 'Pheasant' | ? Son of ♂ Thirteen Serpent 'Eagle' (of Pedernales) and ♀ Eleven Deer 'Quetzal Jewel' (of Pedernales) |
1223 – c.1240 | ? | c.1240? Pedernales | Cousin of his predecessor. | |
| Pedernales annexed to Teozacoalco | ||||||
Pedernales-Achiutla dynasty
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suchixtlán dynasty | ||||||
| ♂ Eight Wind 'Twenty Eagles' Nachi 'Ocoyaha' | ? Son or descendant of ♂ Three Rain, King of Jaltepec |
? – 1027 | ♀ Ten Deer 'Jaguar Quechquemitl' Sicuaa 'Dzico Cuiñe' 1009 ♀ Ten Grass, Sicuañe 1010 ♀ Ten Eagle, Sisa 1011 seven children in total |
1027 Suchixtlán or Jaltepec | ||
| Hiatus with no known rulers | ||||||
| ♂ Twelve Movement 'Jaguar that Burns the Mexicans' | ? | c.1370? | ♀ One Jaguar 'Divine Fan' Cahuidzu 'Ñuhu Huichi' at least one child |
? | ||
| ♂ Thirteen Eagle 'Bloody Jaguar' Sisa 'Neñe Cuiñe' | ? Son of ♂ 12 Movement and ♀ 1 Jaguar |
c.1400-1430? | ♀ Twelve Flower, Queen of Tilantongo four children |
? | ||
| Zaachila-Teozacoalco dynasty | ||||||
| ♀ Two Flower 'Rising Jewel' | ? Daughter of ♂ Thirteen Eagle and ♀ Twelve Flower |
c.1430? – 1461 | c.1450? two children |
? | Spouses and explicitly co-rulers in Suchixtlán (according to Codex Muro). Lord 6 Death possibly also inherited his kingdom at San Pedro Cántaros. | |
| ♂ Six Death 'Sun Rain' Ñumahu 'Dzavui Ndicandii' |
? Son of ♂ Ten Alligator, king of Cántaros and ♀ Seven Vulture |
1461 | ||||
| ♀ Eleven Monkey 'Jade Spiderweb' | ? Son of ♂ Six Death and ♀ Two Flower |
1461-c.1480? | three children | c.1480? | Probably ruled jointly, as despite she inherited the kingdom, her husband is said to have also ruled there. | |
| ♂ Four Death 'War Venus' | ? Son of ♂ Six Deer, king of Tilantongo and ♀ Thirteen Wind (of Jaltepec) |
c. 1480? | ||||
| ♂ Eight Monkey Nañuu | ? Son of ♂ Four Death and ♀ Eleven Monkey |
c.1480? | ♀ Four Water 'Butterfly with Red Spots' (of Tilantongo) no children |
? | ||
| Hiatus with no known rulers | ||||||
| ♂ Eight Movement 'Jaguar Rain Wall' | ? | ? | ♀ Eight Flint 'Venus Legs Bent Strip' (of Jaltepec) (born 1528) c.1530/40? no children |
? | Last known ruler of the town. | |
| Ruler | Born | Reign | City/Realm | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tlaxiaco dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ Eight Jaguar 'Bloody Coyote' Nahuidzu 'Neñe Ñaña' | 1113 Tlaxiaco |
1164 – c.1175 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Two Vulture 'Jewel Fan' Cacuii 'Yusi Huichi' two children |
c.1175? aged 61-62? | First known king at Tlaxiaco, partition from Teozacoalco. | |
| ♂ Four Grass 'Sun Face' | ? First son of ♂ Eight Jaguar and ♀ Two Vulture |
c.1175 – 1210 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Six Reed 'Venus Face' one child |
c.1210? | Also king at Sosola (Acuchi). | |
| ♂ Two Wind 'Bloody Rain' Cachi 'Neñe Dzavui' | ? First son of ♂ Four Grass and ♀ Six Reed |
c.1210 – 1230 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Four Death 'Flame Fan' Quimahu 'Sahmi Huichi' (of Achiutla) no children |
c.1230? | Children of 4 Grass, divided their inheritance. 2 Wind left no children, and Tlaxiaco was inherited by his uncle. 1 Movement possibly survived his son, and was succeeded by his grandson. | |
| ♂ One Movement 'Fire Serpent with Feathers' | ? Second son of ♂ Four Grass and ♀ Six Reed |
c.1210 - 1270 | Hill of the Mask | ♀ Two House 'Precious Quechquemitl' Cacuau 'Dzico Ñaña' one child |
c.1270? | ||
| ♂ Two Movement 'Fire Serpent in Flames' Caqhi 'Yahui Sahmi' | ? Second son of ♂ Eight Jaguar and ♀ Two Vulture |
c.1230 - 1235 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Two Death 'Plumed Sun' one child |
c.1235? | ||
| ♂ Three Serpent 'Flame Rain' Coyo 'Sahmi Dzavui' | ? Son of ♂ Two Movement and ♀ Two Death |
c.1235 - 1250 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Twelve Wind 'Quetzal Jewel' ♀ Seven Death two children in total |
c.1250? | ||
| ♂ One Deer 'Eagle' Cacuaa 'Yaha' | ? Son of ♂ Three Serpent |
c.1250 - 1270 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Ten Grass 'Precious Butterfly' Sicuañe 'Ñaña Tecuvua' two children |
c.1270? | ||
| ♂ Seven Serpent 'Eagle' Sayo 'Yaha' | ? Son of ♂ Four House (of Hill of the Mask) and ♀ Three House |
c.1270 - 1300 | Hill of the Mask | ♀ Three Jaguar 'War Quexquemitl' Cohuidzu 'Dzico Yecu' one child ♀ Four Serpent Quiyo one child |
c.1300? | Grandson of his predecessor. | |
| ♂ Twelve Rain 'Bloody Jaguar' Caco 'Neñe Cuiñe' | ? Son of ♂ One Deer and ♀ Ten Grass |
c.1270 – 1305 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ One Monkey 'Jade Quechquemitl' (of Tilantongo) one child |
1305 Tlaxiaco | ||
| ♂ Seven Rain 'Ascending Flame' | ? Son of ♂ Seven Serpent and ♀ Four Serpent |
c.1300-1338 | Hill of the Mask | ♀ Four Monkey 'Precious Fire Serpent' Quiñuu 'Ñaña Yahui' (of Tilantongo) no children |
1338 Hill of the Mask | ||
| Hill of the Mask annexed to Teozacoalco | |||||||
| ♂ Twelve Deer 'Serpent that Lightens the War' Cacuaa 'Coo Tnoo Yecu' | ? Son of ♂ Three Dog 'Venus Sun' (of Hill of the Mask) and ♀ Eight Serpent 'Sun Spiderweb' (of Tlaxiaco) |
1305 – c.1330 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Eleven Lizard 'Flame Jewel' Siique 'Sahmi Yusi' (of Achiutla) 1305 no children ♀ Six Rabbit 'Jewel Seed' (of Tilantongo) no children |
c.1330 | It's possible that he succeeded his maternal grandfather in his mother's lifetime; she chose to follow her husband (12 Deer's father) in a peregrination. The male line is explicitly broken off after 12 Deer's death: he had no children. A succession crisis is opened, and is ultimately won by Lady 11 Rabbit, who was cleverly allied with Tilantongo-Teozacoalco. | |
| Pedernales-Achiutla dynasty | |||||||
| ♀ Eleven Rabbit 'Jewel of the Rising Sun' | ? Daughter of ♂ Eight Wind, King of Achiutla and ♀ Ten Dog 'Flower War Butterfly' (of Tlaxiaco) |
c.1330 - 1350 | Tlaxiaco | two children | c.1350? | Spouses, ruled jointly. Lady 11 Rabbit (from Achiutla on paternal side) was also a maternal niece of Lord 12 Deer. | |
| ♂ Ten Rabbit 'Sharp-Eyed Jaguar' Sisayu 'Cuiñe Ndisi Nuu' |
? Son of ♂ Four Movement 'Rain Falling from the Sky' and ♀ Two Eagle 'Sunflower' |
c.1350? | |||||
| ♂ Nine Rain 'Bloody Jaguar' Qhuco 'Neñe Cuiñe' | ? Son of ♂ Ten Rabbit and ♀ Eleven Rabbit |
c.1350 – 1380 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Seven Flint 'Quetzal Fan' (of Teozacoalco) 1343 three children |
c.1380? | ||
| ♂ Eleven Wind 'Smoked Claw' | ? Son of ♂ Nine Rain and ♀ Seven Flint |
c.1380 – 1410 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Four Grass 'Jewel Flower' (of Achiutla) five children |
c.1410? |
| |
| ♂ One Monkey 'Sun Rain' Cañuu 'Dzavui Ndicandii' | ? Son of ♂ Eleven Wind and ♀ Four Grass |
c.1410 – 1430 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Five Flint 'Heavenly Fan' Qhucusi 'Huichi Andevui' three children |
c.1430? | ||
| ♂ Thirteen Eagle 'Sharp-Eyed Eagle' Sisa 'Yaha Ndisi Nuu' | ? Son of ♂ One Monkey and ♀ Five Flint |
c.1430 – 1450 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Eight Jaguar (of Achiutla) c.1400 one child |
c.1450? | His heiress didn't succeed in the kingdom; his successor was his granddaughter.
| |
| Zaachila-Teozacoalco dynasty | |||||||
| ♀ Eight Deer 'Quetzal Spiderweb' | ? Daughter of ♂ Five Rain, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Five Flower 'Quetzal Sun' (of Tlaxiaco) |
c.1450 – 1460 | Tlaxiaco | ♂ Ten Alligator 'Stone Claw', King of Achiutla no children |
c.1460? | Her twin brother ascended in the Zapotec throne of Zaachila as Cosijoeza. | |
| ♂ Three Serpent 'Venus Sun' | ? Son of ♂ Five Rain, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Five Flower (of Tlaxiaco) |
c.1460 – 1470 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Ten Movement 'Sun Jewel' no children |
c.1470? | Younger brother of the twins. | |
| ♂ Eight Grass 'Sun Rain' Nacuañe 'Dzavui Ndicandii' (Malinaltzin) | c.1435 Tlaxiaco Son of ♂ Five Rain, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Five Flower (of Tlaxiaco) |
c.1470 – 1503 | Tlaxiaco | ♀ Nine Deer 'Jewel Flower' Qhucuaa 'Yusi Ita' 1460 one child ♀ One Serpent 'Butterfly Quetzal Feathers' no children |
1511 Tlaxiaco aged 75–76 | Younger brother of the predecessor. In 1503 Tlaxiaco was defeated by the Aztec Empire. | |
| Tlaxiaco annexed to the Aztec Empire | |||||||
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Place dynasty | |||||||
| ♂ One House 'Fire Serpent' Cacuau 'Yahui' | ? | ? | ♀ ? Flint 'Flowered Jewel' two children |
? | First known ruler of the polity. | ||
| ♂ ? 'Fire' | ? Son of ♂ One House and ? Flint |
? | ♀ Seven Grass 'Parrot Jewel' (of Place of Beans ) two children |
? | |||
| ♂ Four Movement 'Sky Fire' | ? Son of ? and ♀ Seven Grass |
? | ♀ Thirteen Death 'Great Feathers' (of War City Hill ) two children |
? | |||
| ♂ Three Death 'Jaguar Falling from the Sky' | ? Son of ♂ Four Movement and ♀ Thirteen Death |
? | ♀ Eight Eagle 'Great Feathers' (of Place of the Net ) two children |
? | |||
| ♂ Three Dog 'Passgame Eagle' | ? Son of ♂ Three Death and ♀ Eight Eagle |
? | ♀ One Dog 'Fan Jewel' (of War Altar ) one child |
? | |||
| ♂ Five Rain 'Coyote Sun' | ? Son of ♂ Three Dog and ♀ One Dog |
? | ♀ ? Monkey 'Arrow Jewel' (of Tilantongo (?)) three children |
? | |||
| ♂ Eleven Flint 'Eagle of Precious Feathers' | ? Son of ♂ Five Rain and ♀ ? Monkey |
? | ♀ Thirteen Reed 'Flower Garland' (of Altar of the Rosette ) two children |
? | His sister ♀ Twelve Vulture married ♂ Three Monkey, ruler of Tecomaxtlahuaca. | ||
| ♂ Six Rabbit 'Eagle Falling from the Sky' | ? Son of ♂ Eleven Flint and ♀ Thirteen Reed |
? | ♀ Ten Wind 'Sun Spiderweb' (of Skull Plain ) one child |
? | His sister ♀ Seven House married ♂ Two Rabbit, ruler of Juxtlahuaca. | ||
| ♂ Three Wind 'Jaguar with Marked Eye' | ? Son of ♂ Six Rabbit and ♀ Ten Wind |
? | ♀ Eleven Alligator 'Flower from where God Appeared' (of Tecomaxtlahuaca) no known children |
? | Last known ruler of the settlement. | ||
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♂ Six Water 'Multicolored Feathers' | ? | c.1320 | ? | ? | Little is known about this ruler. | |
| Hiatus with no known rulers | ||||||
| ♂ Nine House Qhucuau Francisco Calci | ? | c.1521 – 1525 | ? | 1525? | Little is known about this ruler. | |
| ♀ One Flower 'Jaguar Quechquemitl' Cahuaco 'Dzico Cuiñe' | c.1480? Daughter of ♂ Nine House Francisco Calci |
c.1525 – 1535? | at least one child | ? | Spouses, ruled jointly. | |
| ♂ Eight Death 'War Venus' | c.1480? Son of ♂ Ten Rain, King of Tilantongo-Teozacoalco and ♀ Five Wind |
? | ||||
| ♀ Two House Cacuau María Coquahu | ? Daughter of ♂ Eight Death and ♀ One Flower |
c.1535? – 1540 | at least one child | 1540 | Spouses, ruled jointly. | |
| ♂ Six Movement Nuqhi Diego Nuqh | ? | ? | ||||
| Regency of ♂ Seven Monkey Domingo de Guzmán, brother of María (1540-1558) | ||||||
| ♂ Seven Monkey Sañuu Gabriel de Guzmán | 1537 Son of ♂ Six Movement Diego Nuqh and ♀ Two House María Coquahu |
1540 – 1591 | ♀ Isabel de Rojas at least one child |
1591 aged 53-54 | ||
Tlachinollan was a late postclassic kingdom ruled by both Mixtecs and Tlapanec-Nahuas. Tlachinollan was the pre-Aztec name for Tlapa de Comonfort (known in Mixtec as Yutandáyu or Tinda'i), which would become the local garrison and tribute collection point after the Aztec conquest of the area in 1486.
Mixtec Lineage
Tlapanec-Nahua Lineage
| Ruler | Born | Reign | Consort | Death | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaachila Zapotec dynasty/ Beni Zaa dynasty | ||||||
| ♂ Nine Serpent | ? | ? | ♀ Eleven Rabbit 'Venus Quechquemitl' at least one child |
? | ||
| ♂ Five Flower 'Xipe' | ? Son of ♂ Nine Serpent and ♀ Eleven Rabbit |
? – 1328 | ♀ Four Rabbit 'Quetzal' (of Teozacoalco) 1280 six children |
1328 Zaachila | ||
| ♂ Three Alligator 'Smooth Eagle' (Ozomatli) | ? Son of ♂ Five Flower and ♀ Four Rabbit |
1328 – 1361 | ♀ Twelve Flint 'Staff of Respect' ♀ Ten House 'Jewel' five children in total |
1361 Zaachila | ||
| ♂ Eleven Water 'Stone Rain' (Cosiioeza I, Huijatoo) | ? Son of ♂ Three Alligator (Ozomatli) |
1361 – 1386 | ♀ Eight Movement 'Fire Serpent' (of Zaachila) no children ♀ Thirteen Serpent 'Plumed Serpent' Siyo 'Coo Yodzo' (of Cacaxtli) six children |
1386 Zaachila |
Siblings-spouses, ruled jointly. | |
| ♀ Eight Movement 'Fire Serpent' | ? Daughter of ♂ Three Alligator (Ozomatli) | ♂ Eleven Water 'Stone Rain' no children |
c.1390? Zaachila | |||
| ♂ Six Water 'Cracked Boards' (Zaachila I) | c.1350 Son ♂ Eleven Water (Cosiioeza I) and ♀ Thirteen Serpent |
1386 – 1415 | ♀ One Reed 'Sun Jewel' (of Tlaxiaco) one child |
1415 Zaachila aged 64–65 | ||
| ♂ Three Reed 'Smoked Eye' (Zaachila II) | ? Son of ♂ Six Water and ♀ One Reed |
1415 – 1454 | Unmarried | 1454 Zaachila | Left no descendants. He was succeeded by a cousin. | |
| ♂ Five Reed 'Twenty Jaguars' (Cosiiopii I); Zaachila III | 1397 Son of ♂ Two Water, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Three Alligator (of Zaachila) |
1454 – 1487 | Unmarried | 1487 Zaachila aged 89–90 | Left no descendants. He was succeeded by a nephew. | |
| ♂ Eight Deer 'Fire Serpent' (Cosiioeza II) | ? Son of ♂ Five Rain, King of Teozacoalco and ♀ Five Flower (of Tlaxiaco) |
1487 – 1504 | ♀ Xilabela (of the Aztec Empire) 1498 five children |
1504 Zaachila | Nephew of the predecessor. Had a twin sister, Lady 8 Deer, who ascended to the throne of Tlaxiaco. | |
| Regency of ♀ Xilabela (1504-1518) | Siblings, it's possible that they ruled jointly. | |||||
| ♂ ? Lizard (Cosiiopii II) Juan Cortés Sicasibí | 30 December 1502 Guiengola Son of ♂ Eight Deer (Cosiioeza II) and ♀ Xilabela |
1504 – 1523 | Tonaxiaba Magdalena del Espíritu Santo Zúñiga de los huaves three children |
1563 Guiengola aged 60–61 | ||
| ♀ Twelve Grass (Pinopiia) | c.1500 Guiengola Daughter of ♂ Eight Deer (Cosiioeza II) and ♀ Xilabela |
1504 – 1520 | ? | c.1520 Guiengola aged 19-20 | ||
| Zaachila annexed to the Aztec Empire | ||||||