Macuilxochitzin
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Macuilxochitzin (born c. 1435), also referred to in some texts as Macuilxochitl,[1] was a poet (cuicanitl[2]) during the peak years of the Aztec civilization. She was the daughter of Tlacaélael,[3] a counselor to the Aztec kings and the niece of the Tlatoani warrior Axayacatl.[1] She lived through the height of the Aztec civilization's expansion.[4] Her life and works are an example of gender parallelism in pre-Hispanic Mexico, where women were given the same opportunities enjoyed by men.[5]