In wartime he was second-in-command to the tlatoani ("ruler", "king") and the tlacochcalcatl ("high general"). The tlacateccatl was always a member of the military order of the Cuachicqueh, "the shorn ones".
In times of war, he was second-in-command to the ruler ("king") and high general. The tlacateccatl was always a member of the military order of the Cuachicqueh, "the shaved ones".