1. Huitzilihuitl was born in Tenochtitlan, and was the son of Acamapichtli, first tlatoani of the Mexica, and Queen Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin, and had a half-brother Itzcoatl.
10 Facts About Huitzilihuitl
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Only 16 years old when his father died, Huitzilihuitl was elected by the principal chiefs, warriors and priests of the city to replace him.
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Huitzilihuitl founded the Royal Council or Tlatocan and established four permanent electors to advise the new king, in his inexperience, at the beginning of each reign.
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Huitzilihuitl married Ayauhcihuatl, daughter of Tezozomoc, the powerful tlatoani of Azcapotzalco, and obtained a reduction of tribute payments to the symbolic level.
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Huitzilihuitl wanted to introduce potable water into the city, bringing it to the island from the mainland over the brackish water of the lake.
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Huitzilihuitl constructed a fort on a rock on the island.
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In spite of having given his daughter Matlalchihuatzin in marriage to Ixtlilxochitl, Huitzilihuitl joined his father-in-law in making war on Texcoco.
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Huitzilihuitl assisted in the conquest and sacking of the cities of Tultitlan, Cuauhtitlan, Chalco, Tollantzingo, Xaltocan, Otompa and Acolman.
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Huitzilihuitl profited from the booty of these conquests and from the traffic of the canoes on the lakes surrounding Tenochtitlan.
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Huitzilihuitl died, probably in 1417, before the end of the war between Azcapotzalco and Texcoco.