List of Tenochtitlan rulers
This is a list of the tlatoque of the pre-Columbian era altepetl of Tenochtitlan.
Under the Tepanec suzerainty
| Tlatoani | Picture | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acamapichtli 7 Jaguar (20 February) 7 House (1369) – 3 Reed (1391) |  | Son of Opochtli Iztahuatzin and Atotoztli I | 3 Reed (1391) | His first wife was Ilancueitl, and among his many others were Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin, Huitzilxotzin, and Xiuhcuetzin. |
| Huitzilihuitl 5 Snake (22 January) 3 Reed (1391) – 1 Reed (1415) |  | Son of Acamapichtli and Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin | 1 Reed (1415) | Among his wives were Queen Ayauhcihuatl, Queen Cacamacihuatl, Queen Miahuaxihuitl, and Queen Miyahuaxochtzin. |
| Chimalpopoca 3 Serpent (21 July) 1 Reed (1415) – 12 Rabbit (1426) |  | Son of Huitzilihuitl and Ayauhcihuatl | 12 Rabbit (1426) |
Emperors of the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire)
| Tlatoani | Picture | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itzcoatl 13 Water (22 June) 13 Reed (1427) – 13 Flint (1440) |  | Son of Acamapichtli and a commoner from Azcapotzalco | 13 Flint (1440) | |
| Moctezuma Ilhuicamina (Moctezuma I) 8 Serpent (22 May) 13 Flint (1440) – 3 house (1469) |  | Son of Huitzilihuitl and Miahuaxihuitl of Quauhnahuac | 3 House (1469) | |
| Axayacatl 2 Rain (2 August) 3 House (1469) – 2 House (1481) |  | Son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli II | 2 House (1481) | Married to Xochicueyetl. |
| Tizoc 6 Vulture (2 June) 2 House (1481) – 7 Rabbit (1486) |  | Son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli II | 7 Rabbit (1486) | |
| Ahuitzotl 10 Rabbit (15 April) 7 Rabbit (1486) – 10 Rabbit (1502) |  | Son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli II | 10 Rabbit (1502) | Married to Tlilancapatl |
| Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma II) 9 Deer (14 April) 10 Rabbit (1502) – 2 Flint (1520) |  | Son of Axayacatl | 2 Flint (1520) | Teotlalco was Moctezuma's principal wife.[1] He was also married to Tlapalizquixochtzin and many other nobles.[2] |
| Cuitláhuac 8 Wind (16 September) 2 Flint (1520) |  | Son of Axayacatl and a noblewoman of Itztapalapan | 2 Flint (3 December) 2 Flint (1520) | Married to a daughter of Moteixcahuia Quauhtlehuanitzin |
| Cuauhtémoc Izcalli/February 3 House (1521) – 7 House (1525) | .jpg) | Son of Ahuitzotl | 7 House (27 February 1525) Acalan |
Colonial rulers
| Tlatoani | Picture | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin 7 House (1525) | Grandson of Tlacaelel II, Great-great grandson of Tlacaelel I | 7 House (1525) Nochiztlan | Installed by Hernán Cortés in Huey Mollan. Died before returning to Tenochtitlan. | |
| Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh 7 House (1525) – 12 Rabbit (1530) | 12 Rabbit (1530) Aztatlan | Installed in Huey Mollan. A quauhtlatoani ("interim ruler"). | ||
| Pablo Xochiquentzin 1 Flint (1532) – 5 Flint (1536) | 5 Flint (1536) | A quauhtlatoani ("interim ruler"). | ||
| Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin 7 Rabbit (1539) – 10 House (1541) |  | Son of Tezozomoctli Aculnahuacatl, grandson of Axayacatl | 10 House (1541) | |
| Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin 10 House (1541) – 10 Rabbit (1554) |  | Son of Tezcatl Popocatzin, grandson of Tizoc | 10 Rabbit (1554) | |
| Esteban de Guzmán 10 Rabbit (1554) – 13 House (1557) | Xochimilco | Not a tlatoani, but a judge (juez). | ||
| Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin 13 House (1557) – 5 Rabbit (1562) |  | Son of Diego Huanitzin | 5 Rabbit (1562) | Installed by Esteban de Guzmán. |
| Luis de Santa María Nanacacipactzin 6 Reed (1563) – 8 House (1565) |  | 8 House (1565) | Installed by Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin |
See also
- List of Texcoco rulers
- List of Tlatelolco rulers
- Aztec emperors family tree
- Aztec Empire
- History of the Aztecs
References
- Moctezuma's children: Aztec royalty under Spanish rule, 1520-1700 by Donald E. Chipman
- New World, First Nations: Native Peoples of Mesoamerica and the Andes Under Colonial Rule by David Patrick Cahill and Blanca Tovías
External links
The Mexica Tlatoanis (in Spanish)
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