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Show 100 'DOOK It. ~ S E CT· x. Tlou.in Ill. king of the Chechemc· cas, , .) HISTORY OF ME X I C 0. fcnt of the king took poffeffion of the n}aid and the ftate of Teperhoztoc · · con fidcr- After thefc fmall wars of the fi udatory pnnces, one mo.re 1 . ·1 ll [c between the crown and the province of Tolbntzmco, w 1tc ·1 a) c .aro e ll.lOI1 The king himielf took the field in perfon with a was 111 re e · . · d 11 d · [ 1 my but ,... the rebels were numerous Ill force an we 1 - arge ar ; ·•• . d h · h the <;i lined, the royal army was wodl:ed during nmcteen ays w lC w~r bftcd, until being reinforced by new troops, u nder the com~and of Tlotzin he defeated the rebels, and puninled the heads of th.e r.ebel-lion in the , moft n.g orous manner. .,..-. ·h e1· r ev1'1 example ,. when 1m1tated by other Lords, met with the fame fate. . . Nopllltzin had juft refiored tranquillity to· lus ktn.gdom~ whe~ ~he famous prince Acolhuatzin, firft lord of Azcapozalco, dLed,. k '!-vmg the ftate to his fon Tezozomoc. His funeral was celebrated w1th great magnificence, the king and the nobility of both the nations of Acolhua and Chechemeca attending. . . The king himfelf did not long furvive, having retg~ed th1rty-tw~ years, and declared Tlotzin, his .firft born, fucceifor to h1s crown. The funeral rites were performed .at the fame court, and with the fame form and ceremonies as that of Xolotl, to whom he was fimilar not leis in difpofition than in robuftnefs- and courage. . Among the lords. who were prefent at the acceffion of the new kmg to the throne, were his two brothers ~auhtiquehua and Ap9pozoc, whom he entertained for one year in his palace. Tlotzin was of fo benevolent and affeB:ionate a difpofition, he was the whole delight of his vaffals. All the nobles fought pretences to vifit him, and enjoy the pleafure and charms of his converfation. . Notwith~anding his nat~ral difpofition to peace, he took great care of the affa1rs of wa1·, makmg his fubjeC\:s frequently exercife in arms, and he himfelf was fond of the chace ; but we know no particular aCts or events of his reign, during thirty-fix years which heoccupied the throne of Acolhuacan. He died affiic.ted with the mofi fevere pains in Tenayuca. His a!hes were depofited in an urn of cofHy ftone, which was for forty days expofed to the fight of the people under a pavilion. s 11 c ·T. xr. <l.!,!inaltz. in l Y. k.ing ol' Tlotzin was fucceeded in the kingdom by his fon ~inatzin, had by ~auhcihuatzin, daughter of the lord of Huexotla. His exaltation to ~4;- \ Cjb H I S T 0 R Y 0 F M E X I C.(}, ,... . ' to the throne was celebrated with greater folemnity than that of ~is predecefiors; not at Tenayuca, but at Tezcuco, where he e{b.bli!hed his court, and from that time until the conqueft of the Spaniards .. that city continued the capital of the kingdom of Acolhuacan. In his paff11ge from the new to the old court, he made himfelf be tranlported in a portable chair or open litter, borne on the fhouldcrs of four principal lords, and under an umbrella which was carried by four others r Until that ti.me nll the fovereigns had ufed to walk on fooL This king was the firfi to whom vanity fuggefied fuch a kind of pomp, and his example was imitated by all the kings and nobles of that country, who firove to furpafs each other in oflentatious grandeur. An emulation not lefs pernicious to il:ates than to princes thcmfelves. The commencement of his government was very tranquil; but the fiates of Meztitlan and Tototepec, which are fituated in the mountains lying to the north 0f that capital, foon rofe .in rebellion. The moment the king received the advice, he marched with a great army, and fent to tell the heads of the rebellion, that if their courage was equal to their perfidy, they lhould defcend within two days to the plain of Tlaximalco, where their fate would be decided by battle; if not, he was refolved to put flames to their city, without pardon to women or children. The rebels, as they were already well prepared, came down before the time appointed to the plain, to !hew their courage. The fignal for battle being given, ,the attack became furious and obfiinate on both fides until night feparated the armies, leaving the viCtory undecided. They continued for forty days frequently engaging, the rebelS being no way difcouraged by the advantages which the royal troops daily gained ; but perceiving at length, by the flaughter and diminutiorr of their forces, that their ruin was inevitable, they furrendered to their fovereign, who, after rigorous punilhment of the ringleaders of the rebellion, pardoned the crime of the people. The fame conduCt was obferved with Tepepolco, which had alfo rebelled. This fpirit of rebellion fpread like contagion over all the kingdom;. and Tepepolco was fcarcely fubdued when Huchuitoca, Mizquic, Totolapa, and four other cities, declared a revolt. The king chofc to go, in pedon with a fl:rong body of troops againft Totolapa, and fent againft the other fix cities as many detachments under command of brave and.faithful generals ; his fuccefs was fuch, that in a very !hort fpace of . . .: . '~' , .. . .I I , ,., . '., D OOK IT. ~ the Chechcmec: u, .. ' . ' . • '' . . • |