Editing Moctezuma II (section)

====Elections====
[[File:Cacamatzin, ~1494 - 7-1520, retrato anónimo (siglo XVI).png|thumb|right|Cacamatzin as ''tlatoani'' of Texcoco. Florentine Codex]]
Since Nezahualipilli died abruptly in the year 1516, he left no indication as to who his successor would be. He had six legitimate sons: [[Cacamatzin]], Coanacochtli (later [[Baptism|baptized]] as Don Pedro), Tecocoltzin (baptized as Don Hernando), [[Ixtlilxochitl II]] (baptized as Don Hernando), Yoyontzin (baptized as Don Jorge) and Tetlahuehuetzquititzin (baptized as Don Pedro), all of whom would eventually take the throne, though most of them after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Joseph Marius Alexis|last=Aubín|title=Mapa de Tlotzin. Historia de los reyes y de los estados soberanos de Acolhuacan|year=1886|journal=Anales del Museo Nacional de México|volume=3|issue=3|pages=315–316|url=https://mediateca.inah.gob.mx/repositorio/islandora/object/articulo%3A8403|language=es|access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> His most likely heir was Tetlahuehuetzquititzin, as he was the wealthiest among Nezahualpilli's sons, but he was considered inept for the job. His other most likely heirs were Ixtlilxochitl, Coanacochtli, and Cacamatzin, though not everyone supported them as they were considerably younger than Tetlahuehuetzquititzin, as Ixtlilxochitl was 19 years old and Cacamatzin was about 21.{{sfn|de Torquemada|1723|p=221}} Moctezuma supported Cacamatzin since he was his nephew. In the end, the Texcoco council voted in favor of Moctezuma's decision, and Cacamatzin was declared ''tlatoani'', being that he was the son of Moctezuma's sister Xocotzin and was older than his two other brothers. Though Coanacochtli felt the decision was fair, Ixtlilxochitl disagreed with the results and protested against the council.{{sfn|de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl|1892|pp=329–330}} Ixtlilxochitl argued that the reason why Moctezuma supported Cacamatzin was because he wanted to manipulate him so that he could take over Texcoco, being that he was his uncle. Coanacochtli responded that the decision was legitimate and that even if Cacamatzin was not elected Ixtlilxochitl would not have been elected either, as he was younger than the two. Cacamatzin stayed quiet during the whole debate. Eventually, the members of the council shut down the debate to prevent a violent escalation. Though Cacamatzin was officially declared ''tlatoani'', the coronation ceremony didn't occur that day, and Ixtlilxochitl used this as an opportunity to plan his rebellion against him.{{sfn|de Torquemada|1723|pp=221–222}}