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one cannot tell when. His eldest son Lahuh-Ah (Ten Reeds) succeeded 
him in his dignity of Ahpoxahil. Wuxubatz, in his turn, paid the 
debt of nature, and had for successor Oxlahuh-Tzy (Thirteen Dogs), 
the eldest of the sons he had by his wife, Queen Ximox. Lahuh-Ah 
lived but a few years; he left, however, a glorious memory, and a son 
not less glorious of the name of Cablahuh-Tihax (Twelve Knives), who 
for a long period administered the affairs of the kingdom conjointly 
with Oxlahuh-Tzy. But the reign of these two princes only began to 
acquire renown after the death of king Qikab.”” After the death of 
Oikab, the Quiches demanded to be led against the Cachiquels. A 
large army set out for Iximche ; but the Cachiquels were prepared for 
them. The Quiches were defeated with great slaughter, the two 
kings made prisoners, and the Achihabs and chief dignitaries of state 
put to the sword. The victors were Oxlahuh-Tzy and Cablahuh-Tihax, 
with Woo-Imox, and Rokelbatzin." The Quiche kings disappear from 
history, and their successors, Tecum, Wahxaki-Caam, and Qikab II. 
have little behind them but the records of their names. Brasseur was 
ignorant of the fact so clearly stated on the monuments, that Oxlahuh- 
Tzy became the Ahau-Ahpop of the House of Cawek, that is, the head 
of the Quiche kingdom. 
Referring to the Quiche kings, he says: “The Ahpozotzil of the 
Cachiquels, Oxlahuh-Tzy, hada longer career, but this career, as well as 
the trials through which he passed, and of which his illimitable ambition 
was the cause, reminded his subjects of the greatness and of the misery 
of the great Qikab. The disaster of the battle of Iximche had spread 
terror among the Quiches ; during many years they found themselves 
unable to undertake anything against their rivals. The pride of the 
Cachiquel king grew on this account, and seeing the greater part of the 
neighbouring lords bow the head before him, he believed himself hence- 
forth invincible; the principal chiefs of his race had recognized the 
supremacy of the descendants of Gagawitz, and he set himself to reduce 
by force of arms those who imagined themselves strong enough to main- 
tain their independence in spite of him. Of all his allies, the most 
powerful, after the princes of the Zutohils and of the Ahtziquinihayi, 
was Ychal-Amollac, the Ahau of the Akahales ; this nation still consti- 
tuted a considerable part of the Cachiquel stock; it occupied an 
important territory which extended to the south from the eastern slope 
of the mountains of Zacatepec to the warm lands, from the volcano of 
Pacaya to those which border the highway of the Gulf towards the north- 
east. Their best known cities were Holom, Qaxqan, Ralabalyg, 
Guguhuyu, and Wukuciwan.’ 
