Coxcoxtli
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Coxcoxtli was a king of city-state Culhuacan
. He had two children - a son called Huehue Acamapichtli and a daughter Atotoztli I
, who married Opochtli Iztahuatzin
and bore him Acamapichtli
, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan. He was thus an ancestor of Aztec emperors.
Culhuacan
Culhuacan or Colhuacan was one of the Nahuatl-speaking pre-Columbian city-states of the Valley of Mexico. According to tradition, Culhuacan was founded by the Toltecs under Mixcoatl and was the first Toltec city...
. He had two children - a son called Huehue Acamapichtli and a daughter Atotoztli I
Atotoztli I
Atotoztli I was a Princess of Culhuacan.- Biography :Atotoztli was a daughter of King Coxcoxtli and sister of King Huehue Acamapichtli. She married Opochtli Iztahuatzin and bore him a son called Acamapichtli after her brother. She lived with her son in Texcoco...
, who married Opochtli Iztahuatzin
Opochtli Iztahuatzin
Opochtli Iztahuatzin was a husband of Princess Atotoztli I, daughter of the King Coxcoxtli of Culhuacan. He was a father of the first ruler of Tenochtitlan, Acamapichtli and grandfather of Kings Huitzilihuitl and Itzcoatl....
and bore him Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli was the first tlatoani, or ruler, of the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan, and founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty. He became ruler in 1375 and reigned for 19 years.- Family and early life :...
, the first ruler of Tenochtitlan. He was thus an ancestor of Aztec emperors.