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Ethnohistory (2019) 66 (1): 219–220. https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-7217708. Share. Tlacaelel, adviser to an impressive series of Mexica (Aztec) kings, is perhaps the only Mexica individual who was not a king for which enough documentation exists to warrant a biography.

Tlacochcalcatl ( Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬakotʃˈkaɬkat͡ɬ] "The man from the house of darts") was an Aztec military title or rank; roughly equivalent to the modern title of field marshal. In Aztec warfare the tlacochcalcatl was second in command only to the tlatoani and he usually lead the Aztec army into battle when the ruler was ...

The Aztec Empire or the Triple Alliance ( Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan.

Tlacaelel I (1397 – 1487) ( Classical Nahuatl: Tlācaēllel Nahuatl pronunciation: [tɬaːkaˈeːllel], "Man of Strong Emotions," from "tlācatl," person and "ēllelli," strong emotion) was the principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica (Aztec) empire.

Tlacaelel is a historical person shrouded in mystery, up to the point that some believe that he never existed. According to some sources, Tlacaelel was the power behind the crown, a Rasputin behind Nicholas II or a Steve Bannon behind Donald Trump.