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Show 168 BOOK III. --, , H I S T 0 R y 0 F M E X I C 0. dered regularly in future; but thofe who by their cla~ours and comlaints had been the caufe of difcouraging others durmg battle, ~ere pd·r. b d from the body of the nation and the ftate of Mexlco, 11mem ere . fi T Monte-nd banilhed for their meannefs and cowardice or ever: o a d 1 who had dif\:ingui(hed themfelves m the war, he zuma, an ot 1ers, d · lfc t the ave a part of the conquered lands, and affigne a portwn a o o g rief\:s for their fupport; and after having given proper o:ders .for the p . d ft bl' lhment of his dominion, he returned Wlth hls army fecunty an e a 1 . bl' · · · to Mexico, to celebrate the fuccefs of his arms Wlth pu l.C reJOlCmgs, and to offer thanks to the gods for their fuppofed protechon. BOOK , I [ 169 ] B 0 0 1( IV~ Re-e.flab!ijbment of the Royal Family of the Chechemecas upon the 'I'hrone of Acolhuacan. Foundation of the Monarchy of 'l'acuba. '!'he Triple Alliance of the Kings of Mexico, Acolhuacan, and 'l'acuba. Conque.fls and Death of King ltzcoat!. Conque.fls and Events of the Mexicans under their Kings Montezuma I. and Axajacatl. War betrzvcm th~ Mexkaw and Tlate/olcas. Conqur:fl of Tlatelo!co, and Deat!J qf the King Moquihuix. Government, Death, and Eu!ogium of Nezahualcojotl, and Acc~(Jicm qf his Son Nezahualjn'fli. A S foon as Itzcoatl found himfelf firm upon his throne, and in quiet poilefiion of Azcapozalco, that he might make a return to the prince Nezahualcojott for the aHiil:ance he gave in the defence of Mexico, and the conqueil: of the Tcpanccas, he determined to aid him in perfon in the recovery of the kingdom of Acolhuacan. If the king of Mexico had been willing to liil:en to ambition rather than the C<tlls of honour nnd juil:ice, he would not have failed to find pretences to make himfelf mail:er alfo of that kingdom. Chimalpopoca had been put in poffdi1on of Tczcuco, by the tyrant Tezozomoc, ::u~d had commanded as lord of that court. Itzcoatl, who had entered into all the rights of his prcdcccffor, might well have confidered that frate to have been incorporated for fame years pail: with the crown of Mcxiro. On the other hand he had lawfully acquired Azcapozalco, and fubjcclcd the Tcpanccas, and appeared to have a title to ~11 the rights of the conquered; which were thought to have been fuft1cicntly efl:abliiheJ by twelve years poficfilon, and the general acquiefcence of the people. l3ut availing himfelf of no fuch pretences, he iincerely defired to place Nez,lhualcojotl on the throne which by lawful fucceflion was due to him, and which he had been deprived of for fo many years by the tlfurpntion of the Tepanecas. VoL. T. Z After ,., . BOOK IV. ~ SteT. J. Re-eflablifument of the royal family of the Chcchemccas 011 the tb ronc of A col h uacan. |