Quinatzin
Mexican noble
About Quinatzin
Lived 1252 – 1331 (aged 78–79).
Quinatzin (full name: Quinatzin Tlaltecatzin) (kinat͡sin t͡ɬaltekat͜sin, ) was a King of ancient Texcoco, an Acolhua city-state in Mexico. He was the first known ruler of that city and is also known as Quinatzin II.
It was Quinatzin who transferred the seat of Chichimec power to Texcoco, relegating the city of Tenayuca to a site of secondary importance.
The father of Quinatzin was Tlotzin Pochotl, son of Nopaltzin, son of Xolotl, and his mother was a noblewoman named Icpacxochitl.
Quinatzin's wife was a Princess from Huejotla, Queen Cuauhcihuatzin, mother of his successor Techotlalatzin.
Quinatzin’s mother-in-law was called Tomiyauh.
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Who was Quinatzin?
Mexican noble
When was Quinatzin born?
Quinatzin was born in 1252 in Texcoco.
When did Quinatzin die?
Quinatzin died in 1331.
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