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cuauhpatlanque.
Headword:
cuauhpatlanque.
Principal English Translation:
the performers of the "palo volador" (called voladores de Papantla in Spanish); there is some confusion between the term starting with cua- (head) or cuauh- (eagle); if eagle, then perhaps the flyers are imitating eagles in flight (SW)
Orthographic Variants:
quahpatlanque, quauhpatlanque
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
quahpatla[n]que yn atzaqualca yn ipa[n] quahpatla[n]que o[n]tetl tlauhquechol ce[n]tetl papalotl ce[n]tetl xillanehuatl = los atzaqualcas volaron en el palo volador. Volaron como dos tlauhquechol, una mariposa y un xillanehuatl. (ca. 1582, Mexico City)
quauhpatla[n]que yn icpac quauhtecomatl catca çitlalpapalotl yhuan tronpeta q’[ui]pitzaya yn icpac quahuitl. = Y los danzantes del palo volador, tenían sobre la manzana la citlalpapalotl y tocaban una trompeta encima del palo. (ca. 1582, México)