one of the seven calpolli that emerged from the Seven Caves
also the name of a temple (Temple of Uitznauac) in Mexico Tenochtitlan; at this temple there was a figure of Huitzilopochtli placed on a serpent bench
The youths of Huitznahuac, seasoned warriors, danced with the person, Yopoch, who arrayed himself like the deity Huitzilopochtli in the special ceremonies associated with the deity. The master of these youth led Yopoch and the other dancers in a winding procession at night, carrying pine torches. (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
inic mitohua in chicome calpolli in Mexicain huallaque, auh inic ce calpolli Yopica, inic ome calpolli, Tlacochcalca, inic yei calpolli, Huitznahuac, inic nahui calpolli, Cihuatecpaneca; inic macuilli calpolli, tlacatecpaneca, inic chicome calpolli, Izquiteca = se llaman así los siete "calpulli" de los mexicanos que vinieron: el primer "calpulli" es el de los "yopica", el segundo "calpulli" es el de los "tlacochcalca", el tercer "calpulli" es el de "Huitznahuac", el cuarto "calpulli" es el de los "Cihuatecpaneca" el quinto "calpulli" es el de los "tlacatecpaneca", y el séptimo "calpulli" es el de los "izquiteca" [por esto se llaman los 7 "calpulli" de los mexicanos quienes vinieron, y el primer "calpulli" "yopica", el segundo "calpulli" "tlacochcalca", el tercer "calpulli" "Huitznahuac", el cuarto "calpulli" "Cihuatecpaneca", el quinto "calpulli" "tlacatecpaneca", el séptimo "calpulli" "izquiteca".] (centro de Mexico, s. XVII)