Chimalpilli I was a ''

tlatoani ''Tlatoani'' ( , "one who speaks, ruler"; plural ' or tlatoque) is the Classical Nahuatl term for the ruler of an , a pre-Hispanic state. It is the noun form of the verb "tlahtoa" meaning "speak, command, rule". As a result, it has been variousl ...

'' (ruler) of the

Aztec The Aztecs () were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl ...

altepetl The (, plural ''altepeme'' or ''altepemeh'') was the local, ethnically-based political entity, usually translated into English as "city-state," of pre-Columbian Nahuatl-speaking societiesSmith 1997 p. 37 in the Americas. The ''altepetl'' was ...

'' (

city-state A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as ...

) of

Ecatepec Ecatepec (), officially Ecatepec de Morelos, is a municipality in the central Mexican state of Mexico, and is situated in the north part of the greater Mexico City urban area. The municipal seat is San Cristóbal Ecatepec. The city of Ecatepec i ...

from 1428 until his death in 1465. He was the first known historical king of that city.''Explorations in ethnohistory: Indians of central Mexico in the sixteenth century'' by H. R. Harvey, Hanns J. Prem He was also known as Huehue Chimalpilli. There was also

Chimalpilli II Chimalpilli II (died in year 2 Técpatl) was a Tlatoani (ruler) of the Nahua ''altepetl'' (city-state) Ecatepec, in 16th-century Mesoamerica.''Moctezuma's children: Aztec royalty under Spanish rule, 1520-1700'' by Donald E. Chipman The first kn ...

Biography

Chimalpilli was a son of Chichimecacihuatzin II. Her father was an Aztec emperor

Moctezuma I Moctezuma I (–1469), also known as Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina (), Huehuemoteuczoma or Montezuma I ( nci, Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna , nci, Huēhuemotēuczōma ), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, th ...

and her mother was queen

Chichimecacihuatzin I Chichimecacihuatzin I () was a queen consort of Tenochtitlan and an Aztec empress.''Factional Competition and Political Development in the New World'' by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel and John W. Fox Family Chichimecacihuatzin was a daughter of King Cua ...

. His father was Huehue Huanitzin, a "great leader" of Itztapalapan. His successor was Tezozomoc, son of Emperor

Chimalpopoca Chimalpopoca ( nci-IPA, Chīmalpopōca, t͡ʃiːmaɬpoˈpoːka for "smoking shield," ) or Chīmalpopōcatzin (1397–1427) was the third Emperor of Tenochtitlan (1417–1427). Biography Chimalpopoca was born to the Emperor Huitzilihuitl and ...

Family tree

Chimalpilli had a son called Matlaccoatzin, and he is sometimes called a king.

References

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