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Nezahualpilli (
Nahuatl for "fasting prince";
1464-
1515) was ruler (
tlatoani) of the
Mesoamerican
city-state of
Texcoco, elected by the city's nobility after the death of his father,
Nezahualcoyotl, in
1473.
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.
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.
He married a daughter of Moctezuma II only to later have her executed. Her public improprieties and high social status qualified her for a punishment that wouldn't have been applicable to someone of a lower status. He was said to have taken numerous consorts and fathered 144 children.
Nezahualpilli was succeeded by his son
Cacama.
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