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Ixtlilxochitl II

Also known as Fernando Cortés Ixtlilxochitl

Ixtlilxochitl II was a prince of Texcoco, a son of Nezahualpilli. Passed over for the throne in favour of his brother Cacamatzin in 1516, he rebelled and ruled the northern Acolhua lands, then allied with Hernán Cortés. His forces aided the Spanish in the siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521, and he was baptised as Fernando Cortés Ixtlilxochitl.

Ixtlilxochitl II
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Texcoco

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ixtlilxochitl II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ixtlilxochitl-ii
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