 The name "cihuacoatl" was used as a title for one of the high functionaries of [Tenochtitlan], the Aztec capital.The "cihuacoatl" supervised the internal affairs of the city as opposed to the Tlatoani, the Aztec ruler, who oversaw the affairs of the Aztec state.The "cihuacoatl" commanded the army of Tenochtitlan, oversaw sacrifices to the gods and was the senior advisor to the emperor.