Itzcoatl

Half-brother of Huitzilihuitl and the architect of Mexica imperial power. With his counselor Tlacaelel and his ally Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco, he overthrew the Tepanec overlord Maxtla in 1428 and constructed the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. He ordered the destruction of older codices in order to rewrite Mexica history with his people at its center.