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Nezahualcoyotl

Type Figure Region Texcoco Time 1402–1472 Also known as Nezahualcoyotl Acolhua

Nezahualcoyotl (1402–1472) was a famous Acolhua ruler, poet, and engineer of Texcoco, who regained his throne in 1424, allied with the Aztecs to dest…

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  1. 1402–1410Texcoco · TexcocoBorn in Texcoco in 1402, he received a Nahuatl literary and political education under his father Ixtlilxochitl I, was the child crown prince within the 1401–1410 window, and witnessed Texcoco's vassal status under Tepanec hegemony.
  2. 1418–1428Valley of Mexico · Valley of MexicoWent into exile after his father was killed by the Tepanecs in 1418, regained the throne in 1424 with the aid of the Aztecs and others, and took part in the destruction of the Tepanecs in 1428, becoming one of the core members of the Triple Alliance.
  3. 1429–1472Texcoco · TexcocoPresided over the codification of Texcoco's laws, lake hydraulics, and garden construction, and composed a large body of Nahuatl poetry, making Texcoco a cultural center of the Valley of Mexico and forming the Triple Alliance with Tenochtitlan and Tlacopan.

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