Cosijoeza
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Cosijoeza or Cocijoeza was the fourth ruler of the Zapotec
kingdom of Zaachila
from 1487 until his death in 1529. He led an alliance of Zapotecs and Mixtec
s against the armies of the Aztec
s.
Upon his death, he was succeeded by his third son Cosijopii (Gzio'pe'e).
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca of southern Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows their culture goes back at least 2500 years...
kingdom of Zaachila
Zaachila
Zaachila was a powerful Mesoamerican city in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico, 6 km from the city of Oaxaca. The city is named after Zaachila Yoo, the Zapotec ruler, in the late 14th and early 15th century. It is now an archaeological site...
from 1487 until his death in 1529. He led an alliance of Zapotecs and Mixtec
Mixtec
The Mixtec are indigenous Mesoamerican peoples inhabiting the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla in a region known as La Mixteca. The Mixtecan languages form an important branch of the Otomanguean language family....
s against the armies of the Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
s.
Upon his death, he was succeeded by his third son Cosijopii (Gzio'pe'e).