Tezozomoc (Azcapotzalco)

For other people with the same name, see Tezozomoc (disambiguation).
Tezozomoc
Tezozomoc in the Codex Xolotl, with his name glyph (top) and the glyph for Azcapotzalco (right)
Tlatoani of Azcapotzalco
Reign1367 or 1370–1426
PredecessorAcolnahuacatzin
SuccessorTayatzin
Born1320
Died1426 (aged 105-106)
SpouseChalchiuhcozcatzin
Tzihuacxochitzin I
Issue
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FatherAcolnahuacatzin

Tezozomoc Yacateteltetl (also Tezozómoc, Tezozomoctli, Tezozomoctzin; 1320 – 1426), was a Tepanec leader who ruled the altepetl (ethnic state) of Azcapotzalco from the year 1353[1] or Five Reed (1367)[2] or Eight Rabbit (1370)[3] until his death in the year Twelve Rabbit (1426).[4] Histories written down in the early colonial period portray Tezozomoc as a military and political genius who oversaw an expansion of Tepanec influence, bringing about Azcapotzalco's dominance in the Valley of Mexico and beyond.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1889). "Tetzotzomoc" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  2. ^ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 228–229.
  3. ^ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 210–211
  4. ^ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 126–127, 230–231.