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Tlillan-Tlapallan[ˈt͡ɬilːant͡ɬaˈpalːan] 'Place of the black and red colour' is a legendary place or region on the Gulf Coast of Mexico where kingQuetzalcoatl went on his flight fromTollan in order to burn himself and change into the Morning Star.[1]
The tale can be found in an important 16th-centurymanuscript (theCodex Chimalpopoca) containing the Annals of Quauhtitlan. Written inNahua, the text basically translates a pre-Spanish book. The tale also occurs inBernardino de Sahagún'sGeneral History of the Things of New Spain. The name "Tlillan-Tlapallan" has been interpreted as referring to writing and books.
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