Tillantonco

Tillantonco, or Tilantongo, was one of the great Mixtec political centres of the highlands of Oaxaca. Its royal history is preserved in painted books that join genealogies, marriages and warfare with sacred traditions. The dynasty became associated with the celebrated ruler Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, whose campaigns and alliances appear in Mixtec manuscripts. Later, marriage linked the ruling house of Tilantongo with the lordship of Teozacualco.