Nezahualpilli
Nezahualpilli (* 1464 ; † 1515 ) ( Nahuatl : "starving prince" ) was a ruler ( Tlatoani ) of the Mesoamerican city of Texcoco .
He was elected as his successor after the death of his influential and legendary father Nezahualcoyotl in 1473. Like his father, he was active as a poet and had the reputation of a just ruler. Only one of his poems has survived : “Icuic Nezahualpilli yc tlamato huexotzinco” (“Song of Nezahualpilli during the war with Huexotzinco”) .
During his reign he abolished the death penalty and fought for Texcoco's political independence.
After his death in 1515, Nezahualpilli's son Cacamatzin (1483-1520) succeeded the throne.
literature
- Miguel León-Portilla : Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World , Ed .: University of Oklahoma Press 2000, ISBN 0806132914
- Ferdinand Anders, Maarten Jansen: Script and Book in Old Mexico, Ed .: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt 1988, ISBN 3-201-01426-5
- Christiane Clados: Reconstructing the Pre-Colombian World, Ed .: University Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2004, https://www.academia.edu/1222402/Reconstructing_the_Pre-Columbian_World
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nezahualpilli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler (Tlatoani) of the Mesoamerican city of Texcoco |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1464 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1515 |