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To begin, Ahuitzotl — upon assuming the role of tlatoani — changed his title to huehueytlaotani, which translates to “Supreme King” (Smith, 1984). This was a symbol of the consolidation of power that had left the Mexica as the primary power in the Triple Alliance; it had been a development since the beginning of the cooperation, but as ...

In 1502, Montezuma's uncle Ahuitzotl, who had served as emperor since 1486, died. He left an organized, massive Empire which stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific and covered most of present-day Central Mexico. Ahuitzotl had roughly doubled the area controlled by the Aztecs, launching conquests to the north, northeast, west and south.

Ahuitzotl's would be the sixth and penultimate version, and the grandest yet. It was on this occasion that the 20K (or whatever number) captives were said to have been sacrificed. And while a few neighboring rulers did again decline to attend, most did not. Ahuitzotl had re-established the Aztecs as the supreme power in Mesoamerica.

The offering was buried during the reign of Ahuitzotl (1486–1502), a time of war and great imperial expansion for the Aztecs. Skull Cult at Göbekli Tepe. Sanliurfa, Turkey.

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In Aztec lore, the ahuitzotl was a dangerous water-dwelling creature associated with the rain god Tlaloc, believed to kill people who ventured near its watery home. But the spectral ahuitzotl could bestow benefits too – Aztec people threw their fingernail clippings into water as an offering to the ahuitzotl, based on the belief that in doing so, the ahuitzotl would make their nails grow out ...

Ahuitzotl ( pron. A-weet'-zot) fue el tercer hijo del rey mexica Motecuhzoma I Ilhuicamina (r. 1440 - 1469 EC). Su nombre, que resultaría ser bastante apropiado, estaba asociado con una nutria hiperagresiva que vivía en el fondo de un lago y se alimentaba sin piedad de cualquier creatura que se acercara a las orillas del lago.

A strange bulge found at the bottom of one of the boxes of treasure has lead researchers to conclude that they have finally identified the lost royal tomb of emperor Ahuitzotl, an Aztec king who ruled from 1486 AD to 1502 AD. The treasure trove was unearthed near the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. ( javarman / Adobe Stock)