Cosijopii I

Cosijopii I (1502–1563)^[1] was the last sovereign king of the Zapotec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people. Succeeding his father Cosijoeza to the throne in 1529, Cosijopii moved his capital from Zaachila to Tehuantepec at some point in the mid-sixteenth century.^[2] The Zapotec areas of Oaxaca were under his command when the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado arrived in Tehuantepec. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Cosijopii I subsequently "embraced the Catholic Faith,"^[3] apparently turning control over his kingdom to the Spanish.

He later built the Convent of Santo Domingo in Tehuantepec.

Preceded by Cosijoeza

King of Zaachila 1529–

Succeeded by

References

1. ^ "Outline". Zapotec Culture of Oaxaca. Missouri State University. http://history.missouristate.edu/jchuchiak/Webpage%20Images/out%203.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-25. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Oudijk, Michel R. (2002). "La toma de posesión: Un tema mesoamericano para la legitimación del poder". Relaciones (Zamora In the actuality, many people have this name, but, one person, is the better. He is studing in the University Tecnologic of the Mixteca(UTM).: Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) Verano, vol. 23 (91): 95–131. ISSB 0185-3929. http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/137/13709105.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
3. ^  "Tehuantepec". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

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Name	Cosijopii 01
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Date of birth	1502
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Date of death	1563
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