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Since he had no sons, he was succeeded by one of his daughters who 

 was married to a Mexican prince, by whom she had sons — Axayaca, 

 Tizocic, and Auzolt. 



403. At the death of Motezuma he was succeeded by his grandson 

 Axayacacin, eldest son of his son. He reigned ii years, during which 

 he proved a vaHant king and conquered and subdued his enemies the 

 inhabitants of Tlaltelolco, and won many other provinces, up to 

 Huatulco and Tehuantepec, and having ennobled his city, extended 

 its empire, and performed other deeds of a good king, he died in the 

 year 1492 lamented by his subjects. He was succeeded in the kingly 

 office by his brother Tizocic, but he did not last long; he was a 

 coward and a bad king, and his subjects poisoned him very soon. 



Chapter XHI 



Continuing the Account of the Filiation of the Mexican Kings. 



404. At the death of Tizocic he was succeeded by his third brother 

 Auzolt, grandson of Motezuma, as it was the custom in that royal 

 family that sons should not succeed to the throne while brothers were 

 living. He was a good king and conquered large provinces as far as 

 Guatemala and extended his empire; he was much liked and beloved 

 by his vassals and especially by the poor, for all that he had and ac- 

 quired, he gave them and shared with them, relieving their neces- 

 sities ; he consoled the afflicted, and all that he lacked to be a good 

 king was knowledge of Christ. Besides these good qualities, he was 

 a brilliant administrator. Considering how noble and powerful his 

 city was, and that all that it needed was water, he brought in a great 

 quantity of it with which to supply the city, and that is what it has 

 at present. Having reigned with such admirable virtues 11 years, 

 beloved by his subjects and feared by his enemies, he died in 1503 

 and was mourned by his vassals. At his death he was succeeded in 

 the kingship by his cousin Motezuma, son of Axayacacin his elder 

 brother ; they named him Motezuma after his grandfather, the great 

 Motezuma. He began to reign in the year 1503; he was a good king 

 and in the 15-year period of his reign through his captains he con- 

 quered and acquired many provinces, as far as the extreme limit of 

 Nicaragua and the whole of Tegucigalpa. He was a powerful king 

 and lord of great realms and provinces, in which he had 30 subject 

 lords, each with 100,000 vassals, and over 3,000 lords of greater 

 and smaller provinces, all of whom obeyed him and paid him tribute, 

 as is related by Gomara, folio 66, and Herrera, decade H, book VH, 

 chapter IX. He was so powerful that in that country he was 

 respected and held as a god. 



