Itzcoatl

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Itzcoatl
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Reign1427–1440
PredecessorXihuitl Temoc[1]
SuccessorMoctezuma I
Born1380 (1380)
Died1440(1440-00-00) (aged 59–60)
SpouseHuacaltzintli
IssueTezozomoc
FatherAcamapichtli
MotherTepanec woman from Azcapotzalco

Itzcoatl (

Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl [it͡sˈkoːwaːt͡ɬ], "Obsidian Serpent", modern Nahuatl pronunciationⓘ) (1380–1440) was the fourth king of Tenochtitlan, and the founder of the Aztec Empire, ruling from 1427 to 1440. Under Itzcoatl the Mexica[2] of Tenochtitlan threw off the domination of the Tepanecs and established the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire) together with the other city-states Tetzcoco and Tlacopan
.

Biography

Itzcoatl was the natural son of tlàtoāni

Texcoco
, Itzcoatl went on to defeat Maxtla and end the Tepanec domination of central Mexico.

After this victory, Itzcoatl, Nezahualcoyotl, and

Aztec Triple Alliance, forming the basis of the eventual Aztec Empire
.

Itzcoatl next turned his attention to the

Culhuacan and Coyoacán, would cement the Triple Alliance's control over the southern half of the Valley of Mexico
.

With this string of victories, Itzcoatl took the title

Tepaneca teuctli
, "Lord of the Tepanecs".

In 1439, Itzcoatl undertook a campaign outside the Valley of Mexico against Cuauhnahuac (Cuernavaca).

According to the

Huitzilopochtli
.

Itzcoatl also continued the building of Tenochtitlan: during his reign temples, roads, and a causeway were built. Itzcoatl established the religious and governmental hierarchy that was assumed by his nephew Moctezuma I upon his death in 1440.

Map showing the expansion of the Aztec empire showing the areas conquered by the Aztec rulers. The conquests of Itzcoatl are marked by the colour red.[6]

Family

Itzcoatl was a son of Acamapichtli and half-brother of Huitzilihuitl. He was an uncle of Chimalpopoca and Moctezuma I.

He married princess Huacaltzintli and had a son Tezozomoc

See also

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-0190673062
    .
  2. ^ The dominant ethno-political group within the later Aztec political sphere.
  3. ^ Itzcoatl's mother is given as a Tepanec woman from Azcapotzalco; see for example Aguilar-Moreno (2007, p. 39).
  4. ^ Madrid Codex, VIII, 192v, as quoted in León-Portilla, p. 155. León-Portilla finds Tlacaelel to be the instigator of this burning, despite lack of specific historical evidence.
  5. ^ SilverMoon. "FRAY BERNARDINO DE S AHAGUN AND THE NAHUA: CONFLICTING INTERESTS INTERTWINED" (PDF). scholarworks. Montana State University. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ Based on the maps by Ross Hassig in "Aztec Warfare"

References

External links

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Preceded by
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

1427–1440 		Succeeded by
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