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Chimalpilli II

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Predecessor
  
Matlaccohuatl

Mother
  
Unknown

Grandparents
  
Tezozomoc, Atotoztli II

Father
  
Ahuitzotl

Parents
  
Ahuitzotl

Uncle
  
Tizoc

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Successor
  
Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin

Dynasty
  
Royal family of Tenochtitlan

Great-grandparents
  
Moctezuma I, Chichimecacihuatzin I, Itzcoatl, Huacaltzintli, Acolnahuacatl

Similar
  
Ahuitzotl, Tizoc, Cuauhtémoc

Chimalpilli II (died in year 2 Técpatl) was a Tlatoani (ruler) of the Nahua altepetl (city-state) Ecatepec, in 16th-century Mesoamerica.

The first known tlatoani of Ecatepec was Chimalpilli I, grandson of an Aztec tlatoani.

The successor of Chimalpilli II was Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, who also became tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, as well as its governor (Cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan) under the colonial Spanish system of government .

Family

Chimalpilli was a son of Aztec tlatoani Ahuitzotl and grandson of Atotoztli II (daughter of Moctezuma I) and Tezozomoc. He was a nephew of tlatoani Axayacatl and Tizoc and of Chalchiuhnenetzin; and cousin of Moctezuma II and Cuitláhuac.

His brother was tlatoani Cuauhtémoc.

References

Chimalpilli II Wikipedia