Totoquihuatzli I | |||||
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![]() Relief of Totoquihuatztli at the Garden of the Triple Alliance, Mexico City | |||||
Tlatoani of Tlacopan | |||||
Reign | 1430 - 1469 | ||||
Predecessor | Aculnahuacatl Tzaqualcatl | ||||
Successor | Chimalpopoca | ||||
Died | 1469 | ||||
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Totoquihuatzin I was a tlatoani (ruler) of the pre-Columbian Tepanec altepetl (ethnic state) of Tlacopan in the Valley of Mexico. [1] [2]
It was during the reign of Totoquihuatzin I that the foundation of the Triple Alliance was formed, including the distribution of territory and share of tribute between Tlacopan, Tenochtitlan and Texcoco. [1]
In 1440 Totoquihuatzin I participated in the selection of Moctezuma I to succeed Itzcoatl. Then again in 1466 Totoquihuatzin I participated in the selection of Axayacatl to succeed Moctezuma I as the next tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. [2]