Tecollotzin

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Tecollotzin was a king of altepetl of Coyoacán in Mexico.

Family

He was a son of the king Maxtla (ruler of Coyoacán) and grandson of king Tezozomoc and queen Tzihuacxochitzin I.[1]

Glyph for Coyoacán, city of Tecollotzin

His aunt was queen Ayauhcihuatl (Aztec empress) and his uncle was king Quaquapitzahuac.

Upon Tezozomoc's death in the year Twelve Rabbit (1426), his son Tayatzin became a king, but Maxtla seized power at Azcapotzalco, leaving the rulership of Coyoacán to Tecollotzin.[2]

Family tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King Xolotl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cuetlaxochitzin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tezozomoc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maxtla
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tecollotzin

Notes

  1. ↑ Chimalpahin
  2. ↑ Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 128–129, 230–231.
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