Xilomantzin

Xilomantzin was the tlatoani ("king") of the pre-Columbian altepetl (ethnic state) of Culhuacan in the Valley of Mexico from 1440 to 1473.

Xilomantzin
Xilomantzin, with his name glyph (top) and the glyph of Culhuacan (bottom), in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.
Tlatoani of Culhuacan
13 Flint (1440) – 7 House (1473)
Preceded by	Acoltzin
Succeeded by	Tlatolcaltzin
About
Died	7 House (1473) Tlatelolco
Father	Acoltzin
Mother	Tlacochcuetzin
Wife	Izquixotzin
Children	Acolmiztli

Xilomantzin was the son of Acoltzin, the previous ruler of Culhuacan, and Tlacochcuecihuatl or Tlacochcuetzin, a daughter of Tezozomoctli, ruler of Azcapotzalco.^[1] He succeeded his father in the year 13 Flint (1440).^[2] He married Izquixotzin, the daughter of Tlacateotl, ruler of Tlatelolco, and had a son named Acolmiztli.^[3]

In the year 7 House (1473), Xilomantzin sided with Moquihuixtli, then ruler of Tlatelolco, in a conflict against Tenochtitlan (led by Axayacatl), which resulted in both Moquihuixtli and Xilomantzin being killed.^[4]