Axayacatl

Axayacatl
Axayacatl as depicted in the Codex Azcatitlan
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Reign3 House – 2 House
(1469–1481)[1]
PredecessorAtotoztli II
SuccessorTizoc
Bornc. 1449 (1449)
Died2 House
1481 (aged 31–32)
SpouseXochicueyetl
Issue
FatherPrince Tezozomoc
MotherPrincess Atotoztli II
Map showing territorial expansions of the Aztec Empire under each of the Aztec rulers. Expansions during the reign of Axayacatl are indicated in blue.[2]

Axayacatl (/ˌæʃəˈjɑːkətəl/; Classical Nahuatl: āxāyacatl [aːʃaːˈjákatɬ] ; Spanish: Axayácatl [axaˈʝakatɬ]; meaning "face of water"; c. 1449–1481) was the sixth tlatoani of the altepetl of Tenochtitlan and Emperor of the Aztec Triple Alliance.

  1. ^ Conrad, Geoffrey W.; Demarest, Arthur A. (1984-08-31). Religion and Empire: The Dynamics of Aztec and Inca Expansionism. Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-521-31896-9.
  2. ^ Map based on Hassig (1988)