Coixtlahuaca
Coixtlahuaca Nguichee Yodzocoo Coaixtlahuacan | |
|---|---|
| 15th Century–1458 | |
| Capital | Coixtlahuaca |
| Common languages | Chocho Mixtec Nahuatl |
| Religion | Mesoamerican religion |
| Government | Monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | 15th Century |
• Incorporated into New Spain | 1458 |
Coixtlahuaca (Chocho: Nguichee; Mixtec: Yodzocoo; Nahuatl: Coaixtlahuacan) was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican state in the Mixteca Alta (now in Oaxaca, Mexico). Coixtlahuaca was a multi-ethnic polity, inhabited by both Chochos and Mixtecs. In addition to the Chocho and Mixtec languages, Nahuatl was used as a lingua franca. Its name means "plain of snakes". The state also exerted power over the Cuicatecans.[1]
Coixtlahuaca was conquered by the Aztecs under Moctezuma I in the 15th century.
According to Hernán Cortés, envoys of Coixtlahuaca surrendered to the Spanish in September 1520. Coixtlahuaca was incorporated into New Spain as the municipality of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca.
See also
References
- ^ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972), p. 54
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