Tlilpotonqui or Tlilpotoncatzin (died in the year 11 Reed/1503) was the second '' cihuacoatl'' ("president") of

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. Tlilpotoncatzin was the second son of Tlacaelel and

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. His father was a son of the second ''tlatoani'' ("ruler" or "king") of Tenochtitlan, Huitzilihuitl. While Tlacaelel never became ''tlatoani'' himself, as ''cihuacoatl'' he played a significant role in the creation of the

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. His mother was the daughter of Huehue Quetzalmacatzin, king of Itztlacozauhcan in

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Chalco. Tlilpotoncatzin succeeded his father as ''cihuacoatl'' upon his death in the year 8 Reed (1487). According to the ''

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'' of

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, composed around 1598, Tlilpotoncatzin was a great, brave warrior. In battle he wore the '' quetzalpatzactli'', a crest of

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feathers. Tlilpotoncatzin took at least two wives, both from Amaquemecan: Xiuhtoztzin, the daughter of Yaopaintzin, '' quauhtlatoani'' of Tequanipan Huixtoco; and Quauhtlamiyahualtzin, a noblewoman from Acxotlan Cihuateopan. He fathered fourteen children, eleven males and three females. A son by Xiuhtoztzin, Miccacalcatl Tlatletecuintzin, was installed as the ruler of Tequanipan; and one of his daughters,

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, married

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, and gave birth to

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and

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. Tlilpotoncatzin died in the year 11 Reed (1503). He was succeeded by his nephew

Tlacaelel II Tlacaelel I (1397 – 1487) ( nci, Tlācaēllel , "Man of Strong Emotions," from "tlācatl," person and "ēllelli," strong emotion) was the principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica (Aztec) empire. He was the son ...

, the son of his elder brother

Cacamatzin Cacamatzin (or Cacama) (1483–1520) was the tlatoani (ruler) of Texcoco,Diaz, B., 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, the second most important city of the Aztec Empire. Cacamatzin was a son of the previous king Nezahualpil ...

.Chimalpahin (1997): vol. 1, p. 55; vol. 2, p. 37.

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* {{s-end Tenochca nobility 15th-century indigenous people of the Americas Indigenous leaders of the Americas 15th-century births Year of birth unknown 1503 deaths Nobility of the Americas