Opochtli Iztahuatzin
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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
.
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...
, daughter of the King Coxcoxtli
Coxcoxtli
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....
of Culhuacan
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 was a father of the first ruler of Tenochtitlan, 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 :...
and grandfather of Kings Huitzilihuitl
Huitzilíhuitl
Huitzilihuitl was the second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, governing from 1396 to 1417, .- Family and childhood :...
and Itzcoatl
Itzcóatl
Itzcoatl was the fourth emperor of the Aztecs, ruling from 1427 to 1440, the period when the Mexica threw off the domination of the Tepanecs and laid the foundations for the eventual Aztec Empire.- Biography :...
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