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Xicotencatl the Elder

c. 1425–1522 · 15th century

Xicotencatl the Elder was one of the four rulers of Tlaxcala in central Mexico. After Tlaxcala fought Hernán Cortés in 1519, he and Maxixcatzin led its alliance with the Spaniards, supplying thousands of warriors for the conquest of Tenochtitlan, while his son Xicotencatl the Younger opposed the alliance.

Xicotencatl the Elder
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Xicotencatl the Elder. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xicotencatl-the-elder
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