Totoquihuaztli I

Totoquihuatzli I
Relief of Totoquihuatztli at the Garden of the Triple Alliance, Mexico City
Tlatoani of Tlacopan
Reign1430 – 1469
PredecessorAculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl
SuccessorChimalpopoca
Died1469
Names
Totoquihuatzli, Totoquihuatzin I

Totoquihuatzin I was a tlatoani (ruler) of the pre-Columbian Tepanec altepetl (ethnic state) of Tlacopan in the Valley of Mexico.[1][2]

It was during the reign of Totoquihuatzin I that the foundation of the Triple Alliance was formed, including the distribution of territory and share of tribute between Tlacopan, Tenochtitlan and Texcoco.[1]

In 1440 Totoquihuatzin I participated in the selection of Moctezuma I to succeed Itzcoatl. Then again in 1466 Totoquihuatzin I participated in the selection of Axayacatl to succeed Moctezuma I as the next tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxichotl, History of the Chichimeca Nation. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Diego Durán, The History of the Indies of New Spain, translated, annotated and with introduction by Doris Heyden. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994.

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