Don Luis de Santa María Nanacacipactzin, also known as Cipac, was the last ''
tlatoani'' ("king") of the
Nahua ''
altepetl'' of
Tenochtitlan,
[Chimalpahin (1997): vol. 1, p. 175; vol. 2, p. 43.] as well as its
governor (''gobernador'') under the
colonial Spanish system of government. The previous ruler
Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin
Don Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin (or Cecepaticatzin) was a colonial Nahua noble from Santa María Cuepopan in San Juan Tenochtitlan. A son of the ruler don Diego Huanitzin, don Cristóbal first served as alcalde in 1556 before becoming Tenoc ...
having died in 1562, Nanacacipactzin was installed on September 30, 1563, and ruled until his death on December 27, 1565.
His rule was dominated by disputes with the Spanish colonial government over tribute payments. In January 1564, the viceroyalty passed a law requiring the Tenochca to pay 14,000 pesos in annual tribute, as well as a large payment in corn. Nanacacipactzin resisted this demand, and faced a number of Spanish-backed lawsuits as a result, even being arrested for three days in September 1564 for failing to secure agreement to the new payments. His mental and physical health declined as a result, and this likely contributed to his death in December 1565.
With Nanacacipactzin's death, the rule of Tenochtitlan by
dynastic ''tlatoque'' (plural of ''tlatoani'') came to an end.
As governor, he was succeeded in 1568 by
Francisco Jiménez, who was a native of
Tecamachalco rather than Tenochtitlan.
His
Nahuatl
Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...
name, ''Nanacacipactli'' (or ''Nanacacipactzin'' in the honorific form), literally means "mushroom alligator". It appears his birth name was simply ''Cipactli'' "alligator", and the "mushroom" element was added as a
nickname, possibly due to a perception that he was ineffective in resisting Spanish tribute demands.
See also
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List of Tenochtitlan rulers
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Aztec emperors family tree
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See also
*List of Tenochtitlan rulers
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1565 deaths
Tenochca tlatoque
Governors of San Juan Tenochtitlan
Alcaldes of San Juan Tenochtitlan
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