Acolmiztli I ("Arm of the Puma" in
Nahuatl
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) was a ''
tlatoani
''Tlahtoāni'' ( , "ruler, sovereign"; plural ' ) is a historical title used by the dynastic rulers of (singular ''āltepētl'', often translated into English as "city-state"), autonomous political entities formed by many pre-Columbian Nahuatl- ...
'' (ruler or
king
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) of Coatlichan,
Nahua ''
altepetl'' (
city-state
A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world throughout history, including cities such as Rome, ...
).
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
Techotlalatzin (or Techotlala, removing the Classical Nahuatl honorific ''-tzin'') was the ruler (''tlatoani'') of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco (altepetl), Texcoco from 1357 or 1377 until his death in 1409. Techotlalatzin wa ...
. 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,
[* 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 Coatlichan's lineage with bold text. The others with dates are from the Tetzcoco's lineage.
References
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Tlatoque