Diego Tlilpotonqui
Tlatoani of Tepetlaoztoc
About Diego Tlilpotonqui
Lived 1401 – 1501 (aged 99–100).
Don Diego Tlilpotonqui was the tlatoani ('ruler' or 'king') of the pre-Columbian Acolhua altepetl (ethnic state) of Tepetlaoztoc in the Valley of Mexico. He was ruling Tepetlaoztoc when the Spanish arrived in 1519.
Tlilpotonqui was the grandson of Cocopin, who had previously been ruler of Tepetlaoztoc. Upon Cocopin's death, his wife Azcasuch, a daughter of Nezahualcoyotl, the ruler of Texcoco, succeeded him as cihuatlatoani (queen regnant). After Azcasuch's death, the position became Tlilpotonqui's.
With his conversion to Christianity, Tlilpotonqui was baptized and given the Spanish name Diego.
Tlilpotonqui left no legitimate children. Upon his death, his nephew Don Luis de Tejada became tlatoani.
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Who was Diego Tlilpotonqui?
Tlatoani of Tepetlaoztoc
When was Diego Tlilpotonqui born?
Diego Tlilpotonqui was born in 1401.
When did Diego Tlilpotonqui die?
Diego Tlilpotonqui died in 1501.
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