| Xihuitl Temoc | |
|---|---|
| Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan | |
| Reign | c. 1427 |
| Predecessor | Chimalpopoca |
| Successor | Itzcoatl |
| Born | 1400s |
| Died | c. 1427 |
| Father | Chimalpopoca |
| Mother | Matlalatzin |
Xihuitl Temoc (Classical Nahuatl:Xīhuītl Tēmocpronounced['ʃiː.wiːt͡ɬˈteː.mok] for "falling comet"), alternatively rendered asXihuitl-Temoc andXihuitltemoc (1400s - c. 1427), was, according to theCrónica Mexicayotl, the last king ortlatoani ofTenochtitlan before the formation of theAztec Empire.
He was reportedly the eldest son and successor ofChimalpopoca, who is more commonly referenced as the last pre-imperialtlatoani.[1] His father died in 1427 under suspicious circumstances, and Xihuitl Temoc became tlatoani for a mere sixty days before his own death.
His identity has been questioned, Carlos Santamaria Novillo proposing he may have been the same figure as Teuctlehuac, another son ofChimalpopoca who had ties to theTepanecs.[2]
Similarly,Camilla Townsend suggests Xihuitl Temoc may have been a Tepanec puppet installed afterMaxtla killed Chimalpopoca, one of the two suspects in the murder of that ruler;[3] the other being his uncle,Itzcoatl. This is also the presumed fate of Xihuitl Temoc, deposition byItzcoatl and his supporters, after whichItzcoatl became the firstAztec Emperor.
Some authors likeRoss Hassig, however, doubt the existence of Xihuitl Temoc, on the grounds no other source mentions him. Though he does offer an alternative, that Xihuitl Temoc was automatically declared king due to his father being the previous tlatoani, and that he was never actually crowned.[4]
Xihuitl Temoc may have been named after a distant ancestor, a political figure of Colhuacan.[3]
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