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Tlacotzin aka Juan Velázquez was Cihuacoatl (counselor) during the tenure of Moctezuma II, and Cuauhtémoc. He was grandchild of the Cihuacoatl Tlacaeleltzin.Tlacotzin was captured and later tortured by...

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Tlacotzin aka Juan Velázquez was Cihuacoatl (counselor) during the tenure of Moctezuma II, and Cuauhtémoc. He was grandchild of the Cihuacoatl Tlacaeleltzin.Tlacotzin was captured and later tortured by...

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Don Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin (or Cecepaticatzin) was a colonial Nahua noble from Santa María Cuepopan in San Juan Tenochtitlan. A son of the ruler don Diego Huanitzin, don Cristóbal first served as...

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Don Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin (or Cecepaticatzin) was a colonial Nahua noble from Santa María Cuepopan in San Juan Tenochtitlan. A son of the ruler don Diego Huanitzin, don Cristóbal first served as...

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Tehuetzquititzin (sometimes called Tehuetzquiti or Tehuetzqui) aka don Diego de San Francisco (died 1554) was the 16th tlatoani and second governor of Tenochtitlan.According to Chimalpahin, Tehuetzquit...

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Tehuetzquititzin (sometimes called Tehuetzquiti or Tehuetzqui) aka don Diego de San Francisco (died 1554) was the 16th tlatoani and second governor of Tenochtitlan.According to Chimalpahin, Tehuetzquit...

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Don Diego de Alvarado, 15th Aztec Emperor MP (b. - 1541)

"Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin"

Huanitzin (or Panitzin) aka Don Diego de Alvarado was a 16th century Nahua noble. A grandson of Axayacatl, Nephew of tlatoani Moctezuma II. He was initially the tlatoani (ruler) of Ecatepec before beco...

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Don Diego de Alvarado, 15th Aztec Emperor MP (b. - 1541)

"Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin"

Huanitzin (or Panitzin) aka Don Diego de Alvarado was a 16th century Nahua noble. A grandson of Axayacatl, Nephew of tlatoani Moctezuma II. He was initially the tlatoani (ruler) of Ecatepec before beco...

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Moctezuma I, 5th Aztec Emperor MP (1370 - 1430)

"Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina", "Huehuemotecuhzoma", "Montezuma I", "Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna", "Huēhuemotēuczōma", "He Frowns Like a Lord"

Moctezuma I (c. 1398–1469), also known as Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina, Huehuemotecuhzoma or Montezuma I (Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna [mote%CB%90k%CA%B7%CB%88so%CB%90ma ilwikaˈmiːna], Classica...

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Moctezuma I, 5th Aztec Emperor MP (1370 - 1430)

"Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina", "Huehuemotecuhzoma", "Montezuma I", "Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna", "Huēhuemotēuczōma", "He Frowns Like a Lord"

Moctezuma I (c. 1398–1469), also known as Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina, Huehuemotecuhzoma or Montezuma I (Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna [mote%CB%90k%CA%B7%CB%88so%CB%90ma ilwikaˈmiːna], Classica...

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Moctezuma II, 9th Aztec Emperor MP (1468 - 1520)

"Moctezuma II", "9th Aztec Emperor", "Moctezuma II XOCOYOTZIN", "9no Tlatoani de Tenochtitlan (Geni Tree Match)", "He Lord He Frowns Like A Lord He Shoots A Bolt Into The Sky Ilhuicamina - 9th Tlatoani Of Tenochtitlan Sky"

Moctezuma (c. 1466 – June 1520), also known by a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin,[N.B. ...

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Moctezuma II, 9th Aztec Emperor MP (1468 - 1520)

"Moctezuma II", "9th Aztec Emperor", "Moctezuma II XOCOYOTZIN", "9no Tlatoani de Tenochtitlan (Geni Tree Match)", "He Lord He Frowns Like A Lord He Shoots A Bolt Into The Sky Ilhuicamina - 9th Tlatoani Of Tenochtitlan Sky"

Moctezuma (c. 1466 – June 1520), also known by a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin,[N.B. ...

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Cuauhtémoc, 11th Aztec Emperor MP (c.1502 - 1525)

"Cuauhtemotzin", "Guatimozin", "Guatemoc", "One That Has Descended Like an Eagle", "Stooping Eagle"

Cuauhtémoc (also known as Cuauhtemotzin, Guatimozin or Guatemoc; c. 1502 – 28 February 1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. The name Cuāuhtemōc (Nahuatl pronunciation...

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Cuauhtémoc, 11th Aztec Emperor MP (c.1502 - 1525)

"Cuauhtemotzin", "Guatimozin", "Guatemoc", "One That Has Descended Like an Eagle", "Stooping Eagle"

Cuauhtémoc (also known as Cuauhtemotzin, Guatimozin or Guatemoc; c. 1502 – 28 February 1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. The name Cuāuhtemōc (Nahuatl pronunciation...

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Cuitláhuac (c. 1476 – 1520)[1] or Cuitláhuac (in Spanish orthography; in Nahuatl: cuitlāhuac,[2] honorific form Cuitlahuatzin) was the 10th tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan for 80 day...

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Cuitláhuac (c. 1476 – 1520)[1] or Cuitláhuac (in Spanish orthography; in Nahuatl: cuitlāhuac,[2] honorific form Cuitlahuatzin) was the 10th tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan for 80 day...

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Ahuitzotl (Nahuatl: āhuitzotl, pronounced [a%CB%90%CB%88witsot%C9%AC]) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Hueyi Tlatoani, of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was responsible for much of the expansion of the M...

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Ahuitzotl (Nahuatl: āhuitzotl, pronounced [a%CB%90%CB%88witsot%C9%AC]) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Hueyi Tlatoani, of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was responsible for much of the expansion of the M...

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Tizoc, 7th Aztec Emperor MP (1436 - 1486)

Tizocic or Tizocicatzin (the honorific form of his name), usually known in English as Tizoc, was the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.Most sources agree that he took power in 1481 (the Aztec year "2 Ho...

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Tizoc, 7th Aztec Emperor MP (1436 - 1486)

Tizocic or Tizocicatzin (the honorific form of his name), usually known in English as Tizoc, was the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.Most sources agree that he took power in 1481 (the Aztec year "2 Ho...

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Axayacatl, 6th Aztec Emperor (1430 - 1481)

"Water-mask", "Water-face", "Axayacatl", "6th Aztec Emperor", "Axayacatl de Iztapalapa", "6to Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (Geni Tree Match)", "Water Mask Tenochtitlan", "Tlatoani Axayacatl de los Aztecas"

Axayacatl (pron. {ah-sha-ya-ka'-tl} - the name means "Water-mask" or "Water-face") was a ruler (tlatoani) of the Postclassic Mesoamerican Aztec Empire and city of Tenochtitlán, who reigned from 1469 to...

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Axayacatl, 6th Aztec Emperor (1430 - 1481)

"Water-mask", "Water-face", "Axayacatl", "6th Aztec Emperor", "Axayacatl de Iztapalapa", "6to Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (Geni Tree Match)", "Water Mask Tenochtitlan", "Tlatoani Axayacatl de los Aztecas"

Axayacatl (pron. {ah-sha-ya-ka'-tl} - the name means "Water-mask" or "Water-face") was a ruler (tlatoani) of the Postclassic Mesoamerican Aztec Empire and city of Tenochtitlán, who reigned from 1469 to...

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Iztopac - Izcoatl MP (c.1381 - 1440)

Itzcoatl (Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl [ itsˈkoːwaːtɬ ], "Obsidian Serpent") was the fourth tlatoani (emperor) of the Aztecs, ruling from 1427 (or 1428) to 1440, the period when the Mexica threw off t...

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Iztopac - Izcoatl MP (c.1381 - 1440)

Itzcoatl (Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl [ itsˈkoːwaːtɬ ], "Obsidian Serpent") was the fourth tlatoani (emperor) of the Aztecs, ruling from 1427 (or 1428) to 1440, the period when the Mexica threw off t...

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Chimalpopoca, 3rd Aztec Emperor MP (1397 - 1427)

"Chīmalpopōca", "Smoking Shield"

Note: Some sources say that Chimalpopoca was the son of Huitzilihuitl, the previous ruler, while others say that he was a son of Acamapichtli, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan, making him Huitzilihuitl'...

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Chimalpopoca, 3rd Aztec Emperor MP (1397 - 1427)

"Chīmalpopōca", "Smoking Shield"

Note: Some sources say that Chimalpopoca was the son of Huitzilihuitl, the previous ruler, while others say that he was a son of Acamapichtli, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan, making him Huitzilihuitl'...

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Huitzilihuitl, 2nd Aztec Emperor MP (c.1379 - c.1417)

"Hummingbird Feather Tenochtitlan", "Huittzilihuiti"

Huitzilihuitl (Nahuatl language; English: Hummingbird Feather) (d. ca. 1417) was the second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, governing from 1396 to 1417.[1] Huitzilíhuitl was born in Tenochtitlan, and was the...

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Huitzilihuitl, 2nd Aztec Emperor MP (c.1379 - c.1417)

"Hummingbird Feather Tenochtitlan", "Huittzilihuiti"

Huitzilihuitl (Nahuatl language; English: Hummingbird Feather) (d. ca. 1417) was the second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, governing from 1396 to 1417.[1] Huitzilíhuitl was born in Tenochtitlan, and was the...

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Ācamāpichtli, 1st Aztec Emperor MP (c.1355 - 1395)

"Handful of reeds"

Acamapichtli (Classical Nahuatl: Ācamāpichtli [a%CB%90kama%CB%90%CB%88pit%CA%83t%C9%ACi], meaning Handful of reeds) was the first tlatoani, or ruler, of the Aztecs (or Mexica) of Tenochtitlan, and foun...

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Ācamāpichtli, 1st Aztec Emperor MP (c.1355 - 1395)

"Handful of reeds"

Acamapichtli (Classical Nahuatl: Ācamāpichtli [a%CB%90kama%CB%90%CB%88pit%CA%83t%C9%ACi], meaning Handful of reeds) was the first tlatoani, or ruler, of the Aztecs (or Mexica) of Tenochtitlan, and foun...

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