Cuitlahuactzin dies from smallpox (20 oct. 1520 – 8 nov 1520)
Description:
the Xiuhpohualli de Tenochtitlán (Codex of 1576 or Aubin), records his death from smallpox in the date of Quecholli (between October 20 and November 8 of 1520), only eighty days after his instatement as tlatoani. In the codex, the body of the tlatoani can be observed as a bulto mortuorio in the Mesoamerican tradition, depicted surrounded by red pustules (called in this codex totomonaliztli).Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
20 oct. 1520
8 nov 1520
~ 19 days