Itzcoatl

Itzcoatl
Itzcoatl in the Codex Mendoza
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Reign1427–1440
PredecessorXihuitl Temoc[1]
SuccessorMoctezuma I
Born1380 (1380)
Died1440(1440-00-00) (aged 59–60)
SpouseHuacaltzintli
IssueTezozomoc
FatherAcamapichtli
MotherTepanec woman from Azcapotzalco

Itzcoatl (Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl [it͡sˈkoːwaːt͡ɬ], "Obsidian Serpent", modern Nahuatl pronunciation) (1380–1440) was the fourth king of Tenochtitlan, and the founder of the Aztec Empire, ruling from 1427 to 1440. Under Itzcoatl the Mexica[2] of Tenochtitlan threw off the domination of the Tepanecs and established the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire) together with the other city-states Tetzcoco and Tlacopan.

  1. ^ Townsend, Camila (2019). Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0190673062.
  2. ^ The dominant ethno-political group within the later Aztec political sphere.