Coixtlahuaca

This article is about the pre-Columbian state. For other uses, see Coixtlahuaca (disambiguation).

Coixtlahuaca Nguichee Yodzocoo Coaixtlahuacan
1520s →
Capital	Coixtlahuaca
Language(s)	Chocho Mixtec Nahuatl
Religion	Mesoamerican religion
Government	Monarchy
History
- Established	Enter start year
- Incorporated into New Spain	1520s

Dominican Convent in San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca, Oaxaca

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".

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

• Atonal II