Itzcóatl: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Itzcóatl was the leader of the Tenochcas or Aztec from 1427/1428 to 1440. He began the building of the great city of Tenochtitlán. Temples, roads and a causeway were built. Itzcóatl established the religious and governmental hierarchy that was assumed by Moctezuma I upon his death in 1440.