Nezahualcoyotl: Texcoco's philosopher king (1403–1473)

Luis Valdez, professor of Chicano studies at the University of California at Berkeley, describes Nezahualcoyotl as "a philosopher king, and one of the greatest poets America has ever produced." He was a man who appears almost a precursor of Frederick the Great -- a ruler-philosopher who found time to mingle intellectual pursuits with war and ... ................
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