Izcoatl
| ItzcoatI | |
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| 4th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan Ruler of the Aztec Triple Alliance |
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Bronze casting done of Itzcoatl by Jesus Contraras in the Garden of the Triple Alliance located in the historic center of Mexico City
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| Reign | 1428–1440 |
| Predecessor | Chimalpopoca |
| Successor | Moctezuma I |
| Died | 1440 |
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| Issue | Tezozomoc |
| Father | Acamapichtli |
| Mother | Tepanec woman from Azcapotzalco |
Itzcoatl (Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl [it͡sˈkoːwaːt͡ɬ], "Obsidian Serpent", 
modern Nahuatl pronunciation ) was the fourth king of Tenochtitlan, ruling from 1427 (or 1428) to 1440, the period when the Mexica threw off the domination of the Tepanecs and laid the foundations for the eventual Aztec Empire.
Itzcoatl was an illegitimate son of tlàtoāni Acamapichtli and an unknown Tepanec woman from Azcapotzalco. He was elected as the king when his predecessor, his nephew Chimalpopoca, was killed by Maxtla of the nearby Tepanec āltepētl (city-state) of Azcapotzalco. Allying with Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco, Itzcoatl went on to defeat Maxtla and end the Tepanec domination of central Mexico.
After this victory, Itzcoatl, Nezahualcoyotl, and Totoquilhuaztli, king of Tlacopan, forged what would become known as the Aztec Triple Alliance, forming the basis of the eventual Aztec Empire.
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