Every year the town of Ixcateopan, in the hills of the state of Guerrero, approximately 45 km (28 miles) from the famous silver town of Taxco, hosts a festival in honor of the anniversary of the death of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc. The festival features groups of traditional dancers from the entire Republic who, with traditional dance and dress, perform the rites and ceremonies of La Danza Azteca. Ixcateopan’s streets are paved with white marble stones and several archaeological sites are found in the region dating from more than 1,500 years before the Spanish conquest.
Altar of the Nation to Cuauhtemoc in the Museum of Cuauhtemoc in Ixcateopan, Guerrero. Photo credit: Alejandra Linares Garcia
In 1949, the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH — National Insititute of Anthropology and History) sent archaeologist Eulalia Guzman to Ixcateopan to investigate and verify documents that indicated that Cuauhtemoc’s body had been transported to Ixcateopan after his execution by the Spanish, and was buried at the 16th C. Santa Maria de la Asunción Church in this remote town. Guzman excavated and discovered the remains of several bodies dating from the 16th century, and a metal plaque inscribed with a variation of Cuauhtemoc’s name, indicating him as “king’. Ixcateopan was announced as Cuauhtemoc’s burial place in September of that same year.
About Cuauhtemoc, the Last Aztec Emperor
Cuauhtemoc, whose name means “descending eagle” or “plunging eagle”, was born on in 1501 in Ixcateopan, Guerrero.
In the monastery school of Calmecac, Cuauhtemoc undertook military and religious studies at a level of education reserved strictly for the noble classes.
After the deaths of Moctezuma II and his succesor, Cuitlahuac, who also had been a fellow student of Cuauhtemoc’s at Calmecac, Cuauhtemoc became emperor, ruling from 1520 until 1525, precisely at the time of the arrival of the Spanish conquerors to the shores of Mexico.
Cuauhtemoc valiantly fought the Spaniards in defense of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, until he was captured by Hermán Cortés. He was tortured in attempts to have him reveal the sites of his peoples treasures.
On February 28, 1525, Cortés ordered Cuauhtemoc to be put to death by hanging.
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Originally posted 2009-10-08 16:35:43.
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