Cihuacoatl (position)

The cihuacoatl (, for "female twin") was a supreme leader under the Tlatoani (Aztec emperor), or an esteemed advisor, within the Aztec Empire system of government.

Officeholders

 * Tlacaelel (1420s–1487); office created for him
 * Tlilpotoncatzin (1487–1503)
 * Tlacaelel II (1503–1520)
 * Matlatzincatzin (1520)
 * Tlacotzin (1520–1525); final officeholder

In popular culture
The position features in four historical novels by Simon Levack.