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Historical person
c. 15th century–1502
Ahuitzotl was the eighth ruler of Tenochtitlan and governed the Aztec Empire from 1486 to 1502. He expanded imperial power through major campaigns, oversaw the enlargement and dedication of the Templo Mayor, and strengthened tribute networks shortly before the reign of Moctezuma II.
Ahuitzotl also worked as tlatoani. During his reign Tenochtitlan expanded its tributary reach across much of Mesoamerica, while major building projects included an enlargement of the Templo Mayor whose dedication was remembered in later sources for extensive ritual sacrifice.
In Gary Jennings’ Aztec, His rise brings him into the imperial capital of Tenochtitlan during the reigns of Ahuitzotl and Moctezuma II, while family loyalties and private losses remain entwined with the demands of empire.
Series
The Aztec sequence follows Indigenous and mixed-ancestry protagonists through five centuries of Mexican history, from the height of Tenochtitlan to the wars that ended Spanish rule. The first novel gives Mixtli’s account of the empire under Ahuitzotl and Moctezuma II and carries his life into the conquest. Later…
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