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Tangaxuan II

d. 1530 · 16th century · Also known as Tzintzicha Tangaxuan

Tangaxuan II (died 1530) was the last independent cazonci, or ruler, of the Purépecha Empire in western Mexico. After the fall of Tenochtitlan he submitted peacefully to the Spanish under Cristóbal de Olid in 1522, but he was later arrested by Nuño de Guzmán, tortured to reveal treasure and executed in 1530.

Tangaxuan II
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tangaxuan II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tangaxuan-ii
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