Nezahualcóyotl station

Neighbouring stations

• BLine BVilla de Aragón ← Nezahualcóyotl → Impulsora

The story behind the icon

The station silhouette is the head of a coyote. In Nahuatl the name means hungry coyote.

Nezahualcóyotl was king of Texcoco between 1431 and 1472. He was born and died there (1402-1472). In 1418 he left Texcoco, forced out by Tezozómoc. After several battles he settled in 1428 in the Chapultepec woods, where he introduced game animals, installed pools and built the aqueduct that carried drinking water to Mexico. In 1429 he recovered his capital after seven days of fighting; he extended and consolidated the reconquest and returned to Tenochtitlan.

At Teotihuacan he set up the court that judged the nobles; at Otumba, that of the commoners; at Texcoco, the one that heard appeals. He instituted councils of public instruction, of war and of the treasury, and a supreme council made up of 14 lords. He appointed four of his sons to preside over these bodies. He also issued 80 laws to guarantee loyalty to the State and good conduct; the penalty for breaking them was, in most cases, death.

In 2002 the station was renamed from Continentes to Nezahualcóyotl.