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Cacamatzin

c. 1483–1520 · 16th century

Cacamatzin was the ruler of Texcoco from 1516 to 1520, a son of Nezahualpilli and nephew of the Mexica ruler Moctezuma II. Chosen with Mexica backing over his brother Ixtlilxochitl II, he was seized by Hernán Cortés in 1520 after plotting resistance to the Spanish. He was killed in Spanish custody in Tenochtitlan in June 1520.

Cacamatzin
Image: Manuscript by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún. Illustration by an unknown artist. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cacamatzin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cacamatzin
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