Emperadores aztecas itzcoatl biography

Eumenis Megalopoulos | Sep 13, 2024

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Summary

Itzcóatl (cōātl, serpent') 1428-1440 was the fourth tlatoani of the Mexica, priest and religious reformer who defeated the Tepanecas.

He was the son of Ācamāpīchtli, first tlatoani, and a daughter of Tezozómoc, lord of Azcapotzalco.

During his government the first great Mexica expansion stage took place. Before being elected tlatoani, he served as tlacochcálcatl (in Nahuatl, chief of the house of arms, that is, the highest military position), and his promotion occurred on October 16, 1427.

His ascension occurred on October 16, 1427. Aided by Tlacaélel, his cihuacóatl (woman serpent, political and religious position comparable to a vice-regent), he allied himself with Tlacopan and Texcoco. Mexico-Tenochtitlan at that time did not have the military power to defeat the Tepanecas, likewise, the alliance with Texcoco was mainly because Maxtla had clear intentions of conquering it, added to the fact that Nezahu