Chimalpopoca (Moctezuma)
Aztec noble

Chimalpopoca (Moctezuma)

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Aztec noble
Gender:
Male
Places:
Mexico
Is:
Noble
Work field:
Royals
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Chimalpopoca is identified by some sources as a son of the Tlatoani Moctezuma II, not be confused with an earlier Aztec ruler of the same name. According to some authors he was taken out of Tenochtitlan as a prisoner with other noble men by the Spaniards during the Noche Triste, when he was killed being struck with a bolt from a crossbow.
Chimalpopoca is the son of Tlatoani Acamapichtli and the brother of Huitzilihuitl. He was born 1480 in Mexico City.