Note 313 — Chapter VII

The accession of Tecocol, as, indeed, his existence, passes unnoticed by some historians, and by others is mentioned in so equivocal a manner—his Indian name being omitted—that it is very doubtful if any other is intended than his younger brother Ixtlilxochitl. The Tezcucan chronicler bearing this last melodious name{*} has alone given the particulars of his history. I have followed him, as, from his personal connections, having had access to the best sources of information; though, it must be confessed, he is far too ready to take things on trust, to be always the best authority.

{*} [This name—“which,” says Mr. Tylor, “sticks in the throats of readers of Prescott”—signifies “vanilla-face,” being compounded of ixtli, face, and tlilxochitl, vanilla, the latter being itself a compound of tlilli, black, and xochitl, flower.—Buschmann, Uber die Aztekischen Ortsnamen, S. 681.—K.]