Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl
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Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl was the first tlatoani (ruler) of the pre-Columbian Tepanec altepetl (ethnic state) of Tlacopan[1] in the Valley of Mexico.
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Aculnahuacatl | |||||
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Tlatoani of Tlacopan | |||||
Successor | Totoquihuaztli I | ||||
Born | c.ā14th century | ||||
Died | c.ā1430 | ||||
Spouse | Tlacochcuetzin | ||||
Issue | Coauoxtli Oquetzal | ||||
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Father | Tezozomoc |
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Aculnahuacatl was a son of Tezozomoc, the ruler of Azcapotzalco, who installed him as ruler of Tlacopan. He married Tlacochcuetzin, the daughter of Tlacacuitlahuatzin, the ruler of Tiliuhcan, and had two sons: Coauoxtli and Oquetzal.[2]
"Acolnahuacatl" was part of an anti-Mexica coalition to drive the then-nomadic tribe off or exterminate them.[1]