Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl

Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl was the first tlatoani (ruler) of the pre-Columbian Tepanec altepetl (ethnic state) of Tlacopan in the Valley of Mexico.

Aculnahuacatl
Tlatoani of Tlacopan
SuccessorTotoquihuaztli I
Bornc.14th century
Diedc.1430
SpouseTlacochcuetzin
IssueCoauoxtli
Oquetzal
Names
Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl
FatherTezozomoc

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.

"Acolnahuacatl" was part of an anti-Mexica coalition to drive the then-nomadic tribe off or exterminate them.

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