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Texcoco (altepetl)

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spirulina
Dry biomass of cyanobacteria belonging to genus Limnospira, used as dietary supplement and food
Texcoco
pre-Columbian city-state
Nezahualpilli
Nezahualpilli (Nahuatl for "fasting prince"; 1464–1515, ) was king (tlatoani) of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, elected by the city's nobility after the death of his father, Nezahualcoyotl, in 1472. Nezahuapilli's mother was Azcalxochitzin, who married Nezahualcoyotl after the death of her first husband, King Cuahcuauhtzin of Tepechpan.
Cacamatzin
Cacamatzin (or Cacama) (c. 1483–1520) was the tlatoani (ruler) of Texcoco, the second most important city of the Aztec Empire.
Ixtlilxochitl I
Ruler of the Acolhua city-state of Texcoco
Ixtlilxóchitl II
Aztec noble
Texcotzingo
Texcotzingo (alternatively, Tetzcotzingo) is claimed to be one of the first extant botanical gardens in the world, along with Moctezuma's gardens in Huastepec. The gardens and archaeological site are located roughly 20 miles northeast of central Mexico City, Mexico.
Techotlalatzin
Techotlalatzin (or Techotlala, removing the Classical Nahuatl honorific -tzin) was the ruler (tlatoani) of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco from 1357 or 1377 until his death in 1409. Techotlalatzin was the first ruler of the Acolhua who actively adopted the prevailing culture of the Valley of Mexico, including the Nahuatl language.
Coanacoch
Coanacochtzin (died 1525) was the last tlatoani (ruler) of Texcoco before the city came under Spanish control.
Codex Xolotl
postconquest cartographic Aztec codex