Tezozomoc (son of Chimalpopoca)
| Tezozomoc | |
|---|---|
| Tlatoani of Ecatepec | |
 Glyph of Ecatepec | |
| Successor | Matlaccohuatl |
| Father | Chimalpopoca |
| Mother | Matlalatzin? |
- For other persons with this name, see Tezozomoc.
Tezozomoc (
modern Nahuatl pronunciation (help·info)) was the second tlatoani (ruler) of altepetl Ecatepec, in 15th-century Mesoamerica.[1]
Biography[]
Tezozomoc was a son of an Aztec tlatoani Chimalpopoca, ruler of Tenochtitlan. His mother may have been Matlalatzin.
He was a grandson of tlatoani Huitzilihuitl and Ayauhcihuatl, who was a daughter of the Tepanec tlatoani Tezozomoc, ruler of Azcapotzalco.
He was a relative of and successor tlatoani to Chimalpilli I in 1465. His successor was Matlaccohuatl.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Explorations in ethnohistory: Indians of central Mexico in the sixteenth century by H. R. Harvey, Hanns J. Prem
Categories:
- Tlatoque of Ecatepec
- Nahua nobility
- 15th-century rulers
- 15th-century monarchs in North America
- 15th-century indigenous people of the Americas
- 15th century in the Aztec civilization