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Coatl Ichan
Acolmiztli I ("Arm of the Puma" in Nahuatl) was a ''tlatoani'' (ruler or king) of Coatlichan, Nahua peoples, Nahua ''altepetl'' (city-state). Family Acolmiztli was a son of King Huetzin of Coatlinchan and Princess Atotoztli I of Coatlichan. He was married to the Princess Cihuateotzin of Cohuatlichan, who bore him a daughter, the Princess Tozquentzin of Cohuatlichan. Princess Tozquentzin married the King of Texcoco, Techotlalatzin. Acolmiztli was also married to Tlazozomizqui. Their daughters were Queen Acxocueitl and Queen Xiuhtomiyauhtzin. He was a grandfather of kings Tlacateotl and Tezozomoctli (Cuauhtitlan) and queens Matlalatzin and Huacaltzintli. Lineage from Coatlichan This is a family tree of Acolhua's rulers according to Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl,*Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl, Ixtlilxochitl, Fernando de Alva. ''Historia de la Nación Chichimeca''. Editorial Dastin, España, 2002. p. 79. including the Coatlichan's Rulers. Inside the green boxes is the Coatli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colhuacan (altepetl)
Culhuacan ( ) was one of the Nahuatl-speaking pre-Columbian city-states of the Valley of Mexico. According to tradition, Culhuacan was founded by the Toltecs under Mixcoatl and was the first Toltec city. The Nahuatl speakers agreed that Culhuacán was the first city to give its rulers the title of "speaker" (''tlatoani''). In the sixteenth century following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Culhuacan was incorporated into colonial New Spain and called a ''pueblo'', but in local-level documentation in Nahuatl, residents continued to use the designation altepetl for their settlement. History Culhuacan was perhaps the first of the chinampa towns founded on the shores of Lake Xochimilco, with chinampas dating to 1100 C.E. From written records there is evidence that Culhuacan survived the fall of Tollan and maintained its prestige until the mid-14th century. According to the ''Crónica Mexicayotl'', transcribed in 1609, in 1299, Culhuacan's ''tlatoani'', Coxcoxtli, helped th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |