Acacitli
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Acacitli was a Mexica
chief and one of the "founding fathers" of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.
According to the Crónica mexicayotl
, his daughter Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin
was married to Acamapichtli
, the first tlatoani
of Tenochtitlan, and gave birth to King Huitzilihuitl
.
Mexica
The Mexica were a pre-Columbian people of central Mexico.Mexica may also refer to:*Mexica , a board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling*Mexica , a 2005 novel by Norman Spinrad...
chief and one of the "founding fathers" of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.
According to the Crónica mexicayotl
Crónica Mexicayotl
The Crónica Mexicayotl is a chronicle of the Aztec empire that was written in the Nahuatl language by Fernando Alvarado Tezozómoc around 1598. Given that its author belonged to the Aztec royal lineage, the manuscript documents the Aztec version of the history of central Mexico. It was written in...
, his daughter Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin
Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin
Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin was the second Queen of Tenochtitlan.- Biography :Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin was a daughter of Acacitli. She married Acamapichtli, the first king of Tenochtitlan. She was a mother of his successor Huitzilihuitl and grandmother of kings Chimalpopoca and Moctezuma I and princes...
was married to Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli was the first tlatoani, or ruler, of the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan, and founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty. He became ruler in 1375 and reigned for 19 years.- Family and early life :...
, the first tlatoani
Tlatoani
Tlatoani is the Nahuatl term for the ruler of an altepetl, a pre-Hispanic state. The word literally means "speaker", but may be translated into English as "king". A is a female ruler, or queen regnant....
of Tenochtitlan, and gave birth to King Huitzilihuitl
Huitzilíhuitl
Huitzilihuitl was the second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, governing from 1396 to 1417, .- Family and childhood :...
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