Uncles Cuitlahuac Name Chimalpopoca Chimalpopoca | Parents Moctezuma II | |
Similar People Moctezuma II, Isabel Moctezuma, Axayacatl, Cuitlahuac | ||
Grandparents Axayacatl, Xochicueyetl Great-grandparents Atotoztli II, Tezozomoc |
Chimalpopoca is identified by some sources as a son of the Tlatoani Moctezuma II, not be confused with an earlier Aztec ruler of the same name. According to some authors he was taken out of Tenochtitlan as a prisoner with other noble men by the Spaniards during the Noche Triste, when he was killed being struck with a bolt from a crossbow.
Chimalpopoca is the son of Tlatoani Acamapichtli and the brother of Huitzilihuitl. He was born 1480 in Mexico City.
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