History
Uaxaclajuun Ub’aah Kawiil ascended to the throne of Copan upon the death the 12th ruler in the line of the founder, Smoke Imix in 695. He began his reign with the construction of the Esmeralda Structure in order to entomb the remains of Smoke Imix. This ritually terminated the adjacent ancient temple of Papagayo constructed 250 years earlier by the celebrated Ruler 2, son of K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'. He later constructed the original hieroglyphic stairway on the east side of the Esmeralda Structure. A passage on the stairway commemorates its construction 15 years after the death of Smoke Imix.
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