RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Tlacaelel

1397 - 1487

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Tlacaelel I (1397 – 1487) (Classical Nahuatl: Tlācaēllel Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬaːkaˈeːlːel], "Man of Strong Emotions," from "tlācatl," person and "ēllelli," strong emotion) was the principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica (Aztec) empire. He was the son of Emperor Huitzilihuitl and Queen Cacamacihuatl, nephew of Emperor Itzcoatl, father of poet Macuilxochitzin, and brother of Emperors Chimalpopoca and Moctezuma I. During the reign of his uncle Itzcoatl, Tlacaelel was given the office of Tlacochcalcatl, but during the war against the Tepanecs in the late 1420s, he was promoted to first adviser to the ruler, a position called Cihuacoatl in Nahuatl, an office that Tlacaelel held during the reigns of four consecutive Tlatoque, until his death in 1487. Tlacaelel recast or strengthened the concept of the Aztecs as a chosen people, elevated the tribal god/hero Huitzilopochtli to top of the pantheon of gods, and increased militarism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tlacaelel is the 1,940th most popular religious figure (down from 1,615th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 113th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Mexican Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Tlacaelel ranks 1,940 out of 3,187. Before him are Franjo Kuharić, Pinedjem II, Chromatius, Érard de la Marck, Carlo Caffarra, and Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg. After him are Moses Isserles, Alessandro Albani, Swaminarayan, Simon Kimbangu, Francesco Coccopalmerio, and Babylas of Antioch.

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Among people born in 1397, Tlacaelel ranks 13. Before him are Hacı I Giray, Jahan Shah, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Francesco Squarcione, Chimalpopoca, and Baysunghur. After him are Alexander I Aldea, and Nicolò Marcello. Among people deceased in 1487, Tlacaelel ranks 8. Before him are Mara Branković, Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, Nicholas of Flüe, Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, and John Argyropoulos. After him are Yunus Khan, and Hayder of Crimea.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Tlacaelel ranks 123 out of 729. Before him are Valentín Gómez Farías (1781), Emilio Portes Gil (1890), Ricardo Rodríguez (1942), Rosario Castellanos (1925), Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (1933), and Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947). After him are Fernando Colunga (1966), Lupe Vélez (1908), Jorge Negrete (1910), Rafael Márquez (1979), Jacqueline Andere (1938), and Abelardo L. Rodríguez (1889).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Mexico

Among religious figures born in Mexico, Tlacaelel ranks 6. Before him are Juan Diego (1474), Julia Pastrana (1834), Marcial Maciel (1920), José Sánchez del Río (1913), and Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (1933). After him are Francisco Robles Ortega (1949), Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1926), Bernard Francis Law (1931), Carlos Aguiar Retes (1950), Adolfo Suárez Rivera (1927), and Javier Lozano Barragán (1933).

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