Nezahualpilli

Template:For Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox monarch Nezahualpilli (Nahuatl for "fasting prince"; 1464–1515, {{#if:Nezawalpilli.ogg|{{#ifexist:Media:Nezawalpilli.ogg|<phonos file="Nezawalpilli.ogg">modern Nahuatl pronunciation</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "Nezawalpilli.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}) was king (tlatoani) of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, elected by the city's nobility after the death of his father, Nezahualcoyotl, in 1472. Nezahuapilli's mother was Azcalxochitzin, who married Nezahualcoyotl after the death of her first husband, King Cuahcuauhtzin of Tepechpan.<ref name="Tepechpan">Template:Cite book</ref>

Like his father, he was a poet, was considered a sage, and had the reputation of being a fair ruler. Only one of his poems survives: "Icuic Nezahualpilli yc tlamato huexotzinco" ("Song of Nezahualpilli during the war with Huexotzinco"). His court was a haven for astronomers, engineers, and soothsayers. During his reign, he abolished capital punishment for a number of crimes and struggled to keep the political independence of Texcoco during the increasing centralization of Aztec power in Tenochtitlán.<ref name="aztecas">Template:Cite book</ref>

When he told Moctezuma II that the Texcocan wise men had foretold foreign dominion over the Valley of Mexico, the emperor challenged him to a ball game. Moctezuma considered the loss of the game a negative omen.<ref>Fehrenbach (1973), p.103</ref><ref name=Miguel>León-Portilla, M. 1992, 'The Broken Spears: The Aztec Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico. Boston: Beacon Press, Template:ISBN</ref>Template:Rp

Nezahualpilli was said to have taken numerous consorts and fathered 144 children. He was succeeded by his son Cacama.

References

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• Anders, Ferdinand and Maarten Jansen (1988), Schrift und Buch im Alten Mexiko. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt.

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