Tecollotzin
Tecollotzin was a Tlatoque (ruler) of Coyoacán altepetl in 15th century Mexico.
Family[]
He was a son of the Maxtla, the ruler of Coyoacán, and grandson of ruler Tezozomoc and Tzihuacxochitzin I.[1]
His aunt was Ayauhcihuatl (Aztec "empress") and his uncle was Quaquapitzahuac.
Upon Tezozomoc's death in the year Twelve Rabbit (1426), his son Tayatzin became a king, but Maxtla seized power at Azcapotzalco, leaving the rulership of Coyoacán to Tecollotzin.[2]
Family pole[]
King Xolotl | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tezozomoc | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maxtla | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tecollotzin | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes[]
- ^ Chimalpahin
- ^ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 128–129, 230–231.
Categories:
- Aztec nobility
- Tlatoque
- Coyoacán
- 15th-century monarchs in North America
- 15th-century indigenous people of the Americas