founder and first ruler of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization polity centered at Copán
375 CE
to 437 CE
K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo (lit.
"Great-Sun First/Green Quetzal Macaw", or "Sun-Eyed Resplendent Quetzal Macaw", ruled 426 – c. 437) is named in Maya inscriptions as the founder and first ruler, k'ul ahaw (holy lord), of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization polity centered at Copán, a major Maya site located in the southeastern Maya lowlands region in present-day Honduras.