Like his predecessor, Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh, he was not of the upper class, so he was not designated a tlatoani, but rather a cuauhtlatoani ("eagle ruler"; a non-dynastic interim ruler).
Like his predecessor, Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh, he was not from the upper class, so he was not designated a tlatoani, but rather a cuauhtlatoani ("eagle ruler"; a non-dynastic interim ruler).