List of Tenochtitlan rulers
This is a list of the 19 tlatoque of Tenochtitlan, often referred to as "Aztec emperors".
| Acamapichtli 1376 – 1395 |  | Tizaapan Son of Opochtli Iztahuatzin and Atotoztli I of Culhuacáni and Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin | 1 Reed (1395) |
| Huitzilihuitl 1396 – 1417 | Son of Acamapichtli and Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin | 5 Snake (1417) | |
| Chimalpopoca 3 Serpent (21 July) 1 Reed (1417) – 12 Rabbit (1427) |  | Son of Huitzilihuitl and Ayauhcihuatl | 12 Rabbit (1427) |
| Itzcoatl 13 Water (22 June) 13 Reed (1427) – 13 Flint (1440) |  | Son of Acamapichtli and a commoner from Azcapotzalco | 13 Flint (1440) |
| Moctezuma Ilhuicamina or Moctezuma I 3 Serpent (22 May) 13 Flint (1440) – 3 house (1469) |  | Son of Huitzilihuitl and Miahuaxihuitl of Quauhnahuac | 3 House (1469) |
| Axayacatl 2 Rain (2 August) 3 House (1469) – 2 House (1481) |  | Son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli II | 2 House (1481) |
| Tizoc 6 Vulture (2 June) 2 House (1481) – 7 Rabbit (1486) |  | son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli | 7 Rabbit (1486) |
| Ahuitzotl 10 Rabbit (15 April) 7 Rabbit (1486) – 10 Rabbit (1502) |  | Son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli II | 10 Rabbit (1502) |
| Moctezuma Xocoyotzin or Moctezuma II 9 Deer (14 April) 10 Rabbit (1502) – 2 Flint (1520) |  | Son of Axayacatl | 2 Flint (1520) |
| Cuitlahuac 5/8 Wind (16 September) 2 Flint (1520) |  | Son of Axayacatl and a noblewoman of Itztapalapan | 2 Flint (3 December) 2 Flint (1520) |
| Cuauhtemoc Izcalli/February 3 House (1521) – 7 House (1525) |  | Son of Ahuitzotl | 7 House (27 February 1525) Acalan |
Colonial rulers
| Tlatoani | Picture | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin 7 House (1525) | grandson of Tlacaelel II, 2G-grandson of Tlacaelel | 7 House (1525) Nochiztlan | Installed by Hernán Cortés in Huey Mollan. Died before returning to Tenochtitlan. | |
| Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh 7 House (1525) – 12 Rabbit (1530) | 12 Rabbit (1530) Aztatlan | Installed in Huey Mollan. A quauhtlatoani ("interim ruler"). | ||
| Pablo Xochiquentzin 1 Flint (1532) – 5 Flint (1536) | 5 Flint (1536) | A quauhtlatoani ("interim ruler"). | ||
| Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin 7 Rabbit (1539) – 10 House (1541) |  | son of Tezozomoctli Aculnahuacatl, grandson of Axayacatl | 10 House (1541) | |
| Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin 10 House (1541) – 10 Rabbit (1554) |  | son of Tezcatl Popocatzin, grandson of Tizoc | 10 Rabbit (1554) | |
| Esteban de Guzmán 10 Rabbit (1554) – 13 House (1557) | Xochimilco | Not a tlatoani, but a judge (juez). | ||
| Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin 13 House (1557) – 5 Rabbit (1562) |  | son of Diego Huanitzin | 5 Rabbit (1562) | Installed by Esteban de Guzmán. |
| Luis de Santa María Nanacacipactzin 6 Reed (1563) – 8 House (1565) |  | 8 House (1565) |
See also
- List of rulers of Texcoco
- List of Tlatelolco rulers
- Aztec emperors family tree
- Aztec Triple Alliance