Acolhua
Sign in to savethumb|Ethécatl, the Acolhua God of Wind, Musée du quai Branly The Acolhua are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in or around the year 1200 CE. The Acolhua are included under the term Aztec and were a sister culture of the Mexica as well as the Tepanec, Chalca, Xochimilca and others. The Acolhua settled most of the eastern Basin of Mexico, an area known as Acolhuacan. Their first capital was Coatlinchan, later moving to the more famous Tetzcoco. Another important Acolhua city was Huejotla.
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thumb|Ethécatl, the Acolhua God of Wind, Musée du quai Branly The Acolhua are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in or around the year 1200 CE. The Acolhua are included under the term Aztec and were a sister culture of the Mexica as well as the Tepanec, Chalca, Xochimilca and others. The Acolhua settled most of the eastern Basin of Mexico, an area known as Acolhuacan. Their first capital was Coatlinchan, later moving to the more famous Tetzcoco. Another important Acolhua city was Huejotla.
According to Ixtlilxochitl, the Acolhua originated from the northwest beyond Michoacán, being similar to Chichimecs but having temples and idols. At this time, their patron deity was called Cocopitl. It is likely that the ruling family of the Acolhua were descended from Otomí speakers and did not speak Nahuatl until decreed by their ruler (tlatoani) Techotlalatzin.