Hernando (de) Alvarado Tezozómoc was a colonial

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. He was a son of Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin (governor of

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) and Francisca de Moctezuma (a daughter of

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). Tezozómoc worked as an

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for the

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. Today he is known for the ''

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'', a

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history.

Ancestry

Importance

Fernando de Alvarado Tezozómoc was also a very important chronicler, pertaining to a group of mestizo chroniclers with

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and Chimalpahin.

Notes

A keeper of "The Black ink" A learned Nahua. A noble man, descendant of the ruling class. A member of the Calmecac.

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