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Xilomantzin
Xilomantzin was the ''tlatoani'' ("king") of the pre-Columbian ''altepetl'' (ethnic state) of Culhuacán (altepetl), Culhuacan in the Valley of Mexico from 1440 to 1473. Xilomantzin was the son of Acoltzin, the previous ruler of Culhuacan, and Tlacochcuecihuatl or Tlacochcuetzin, a daughter of Tezozomoc (Azcapotzalco), Tezozomoctli, ruler of Azcapotzalco. He succeeded his father in the year Aztec calendar, 13 Flint (1440). He married Izquixotzin, the daughter of Tlacateotl, ruler of Tlatelolco (altepetl), Tlatelolco, and had a son named Acolmiztli. In the year Aztec calendar, 7 House (1473), Xilomantzin sided with Moquihuixtli, then ruler of Tlatelolco, in a conflict against Tenochtitlan (led by Axayacatl), which resulted in both Moquihuixtli and Xilomantzin being killed.Chimalpahin (1997): vol. 1, p. 139; vol. 2, pp. 91–93, 107; Quiñones Keber (1995): pp. 221–222. Notes References * * {{end box 1473 deaths Tlatoque Executed royalty Year of birth unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culhuacán (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, hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |