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Ahuitzotl

1486 - 1502

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Ahuitzotl (Nahuatl languages: āhuitzotl, Nahuatl pronunciation: [aːˈwit͡sot͡ɬ] ) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Huey Tlatoani of the city of Tenochtitlan, son of princess Atotoztli II. His name literally means "Water Thorny" and was also applied to the otter. It is also theorized that more likely, the animal called ahuitzotl is actually the water opossum, the hand symbolizing its prehensile tail, which otters notably lack. Either Ahuitzotl or his predecessor Tizoc was the first tlatoani of Tenochtitlan to assume the title Huey Tlatoani ("supreme tlatoani") to make their superiority over the other cities in the Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire) clear. Ahuitzotl was responsible for much of the expansion of the Mexica domain, and consolidated the empire's power after emulating his predecessor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahuitzotl is the 5,324th most popular politician (down from 4,725th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 51st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Mexican Politician.

Ahuitzotl was the ninth king of Tenochtitlan, and he is most famous for being the king who conquered the Aztec city of Tlatelolco.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahuitzotl ranks 5,324 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry McMahon, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Diana Abgar, and Paul H. O'Neill. After him are Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Bjarni Benediktsson, Yevgeny Mravinsky, George Abela, Tiridates I of Armenia, and Jazzar Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Ahuitzotl ranks 10. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Sher Shah Suri, Martin Agricola, and Gerolamo Emiliani. After him are Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Johann Eck, Francysk Skaryna, Andreas Karlstadt, Thomas of Villanova, and William IX, Marquis of Montferrat. Among people deceased in 1502, Ahuitzotl ranks 3. Before him are Arthur, Prince of Wales, and Andreas Palaiologos. After him are Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Francesco Laurana, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Francisco de Bobadilla, Annius of Viterbo, Bartolomeo della Gatta, Dionisius, and Miguel Corte-Real.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Ahuitzotl ranks 53 out of 729. Before him are Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), María Félix (1914), Silvia Pinal (1931), Vicente Guerrero (1782), and Dolores del Río (1905). After him are Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Pedro Armendáriz (1912), José Clemente Orozco (1883), Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada (1948), José María Morelos (1765), and Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Ahuitzotl ranks 23. Before him are Venustiano Carranza (1859), Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), and Vicente Guerrero (1782). After him are José María Morelos (1765), Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1948), Axayacatl (1449), Acamapichtli (1325), Miguel de la Madrid (1934), and Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897).

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