Nezahualcoyotl

ruler of Texcoco, poet

1402 – 1472 · 70 years · Texcoco · Americas

Poet-king of Texcoco and co-founder of the Aztec Triple Alliance, renowned for his aqueducts and dikes.

Portrait: Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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