Birthplace | Tenochtitlan, Aztec Triple Alliance |
Died | 1502 |
Place of Death | Tenochtitlan, Aztec Triple Alliance |
Occupation | Royalty |
Ahuitzotl (Nahuatl languages: āhuitzotl, ) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Huey Tlatoani of the city of Tenochtitlan, son of princess Atotoztli II. His name literally means "Water Thorny" and was also applied to the otter. It is also theorized that more likely, the animal called ahuitzotl is actually the water opossum, the hand symbolizing its prehensile tail, which otters notably lack.