Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin
| Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin | |
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| 15th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan | |
| 1539–1541 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Xochiquentzin |
| Succeeded by | Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin |
| 1st Governor of San Juan Tenochtitlan | |
| 1539–1541 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Xochiquentzin |
| Succeeded by | Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin |
| 5th Tlatoani of Ecatepec | |
| 1520–1539 | |
| Preceded by | Chimalpilli II |
| About | |
| Died |
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| Father | Tezozomoctli Acolnahuacatl |
| Wife | Francisca de Moctezuma |
Don Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin (or Panitzin) was a 16th-century Nahua noble. A grandson of Axayacatl, Nephew of tlatoani Moctezuma II. He was initially the tlatoani (ruler) of Ecatepec before becoming tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, as well as its first governor under the colonial Spanish system of government.
He was initially the tlatoani (ruler) of Ecatepec before becoming tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, as well as its first governor under the colonial Spanish system of government. He had been designated governor (tlatoani) of Ecatépec by Moctezuma, in the year 2 Técpatl after the death of Chimalpilli the former tlatoani. Moctezuma was already prisoner of Cortés in Tenochtitlan, the people of Ecatepec accepted him as their ruler and hid him along with his mother.
After the fall of Tenochtitlan, he was one of the five Aztec lords held captive by Cortés along with Cuauhtemoc, the cihuacohuatl Tlacotzin, Oquiztzin, and Motelchiuhtzin. Along them he was also tortured, with his feet burned, because of the gold lost by the Spaniards when they had to flee Tenochtitlan.
Huanitzin was baptized with the Spanish Christian name Diego, and took the surname de Alvarado from his baptismal sponsor — probably Pedro de Alvarado or one of his brothers, whose uncle with whom they came to America was named Diego de Alvarado.
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