Nezahualcoyotl (
1403 -
1473) was
King of
Texcoco (in modern
Mexico), the
Pre-Columbian state of
Alcohuan, a
Nahuatl speaking people. In alliance with
Tenochtitlan (modern
Mexico City), his state became the second most important politically in the
Aztec Empire. Nezahualcoyotl was a noted poet, philosopher, and patron of the arts. He was also skilled in engeneering and practical arts, and said to have personally designed the dike across
Lake Texcoco[?] named after him that was still in use over a century after his death.