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| | Sister Stories - Tlatoani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Tlatoani, or "speaker", was the title given to the supreme civil authority among the Mexica. |
 | | The tlatoani was carried on a litter whenever he went into the city, like the images of the Aztec patron god, Huitzilopochtli. |
 | | His life in his palace was highly stylized and characterized by extremes of elaboration of dress, speech, and even meals: reportedly he changed his clothing four times daily, and his meals could consist of hundreds of dishes. |
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