Huitzilopochtli slew his nephew Copil, who had plotted against the Mexica. Copil's heart was cast into Lake Texcoco, where a prickly pear cactus grew marking the site of Tenochtitlan.
Huitzilopochtli slew his nephew Copil and commanded that his heart be hurled into Lake Texcoco, where from stone and blood a nopal cactus burst forth — the very spot where an eagle with a serpent would mark the founding site of Tenochtitlan.
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