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Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani)
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Nezahualcoyotl Acolmiztli, "Fasting Coyote" was tlatoani of the Acolhua altepetl of Texcoco from 1431 to his death in 1472, in pre-Columbian Mexico. He is noted for his achievements as a philosopher,
The family of Nezahualcoyotl (seen at the centre), depicted in this detail of the Codex Xolotl (c. 1541). Ixtlilxochitl I sits on a throne (icpalli) at the upper left. His concubine Tecpaxochitl appears sitting behind him.
The family of Nezahualcoyotl (seen at the centre), depicted in this detail of the Codex Xolotl (c. 1541). Ixtlilxochitl I sits on a throne (icpalli) a
The young Nezahualcoyotl, hiding between the branches of a tree (shown at the top), witnessing his father's assassination, as depicted in Codex Xolotl
The young Nezahualcoyotl, hiding between the branches of a tree (shown at the top), witnessing his father's assassination, as depicted in Codex Xolotl.
Great walls of Huexotla, the last standing walls of this sort built by the Aztecs, possibly built to mark the city's border. At this city, Nezahualcoy
Great walls of Huexotla, the last standing walls of this sort built by the Aztecs, possibly built to mark the city's border. At this city, Nezahualcoyotl became crown prince.
Nezahualcoyotl at the hill of Cuauhyacac (left) observing a Tepanec announcer declaring him wanted dead or alive, shown in Codex Xolotl.
Nezahualcoyotl at the hill of Cuauhyacac (left) observing a Tepanec announcer declaring him wanted dead or alive, shown in Codex Xolotl.
Nezahualpilli
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Nezahualpilli was king of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, elected by the city's nobility after the death of his father, Nezahualcoyotl, in 1472. Nezahuapilli's mother was Azcalxochitzin, who m
Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani)
…that the infantes [princes] of Tetzcoco, don Pablo, don Toribio, and don Hernando Pimentel [Nezahualcoyotzin], and Juan de Pomar, sons and grandsons of Nezahualpiltzintli, wrote." Ixtlilxóchitl has been a controversial historian for centuries due to his notorious biases in favor of Texcoco's monarchy. As early as the…
A non-contemporary depiction of Nezahualpilli from the Codex Ixtlilxochitl.
A non-contemporary depiction of Nezahualpilli from the Codex Ixtlilxochitl.