Xicotencatl I

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Xicotencatl
Xicotencatl in the Lienzo de Tlaxcala
Tlatoani of Tizatlan
Reign	? - 1522
Predecessor	Xayacamach
Successor	Xicotencatl II
Born	c. 11 House (1425)
Died	c. 4 Rabbit (1522)
Issue	Xicotencatl II Doña Lucía María Luisa Tecuelhuetzin
Father	Aztahua

Xicotencatl I or Xicotencatl the Elder (c. 11 House (1425) – c. 4 Rabbit (1522)^[1]) was a long-lived teuctli (elected official) of Tizatlan, a Nahua altepetl (city-state) within the Confederacy of Tlaxcala, in what is now Mexico. According to one source, Xicotencatl was instrumental in allying the Tlaxcaltecs with the Spanish to overthrow the Aztec Empire.